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The Portuguese government is set to approve the Single Social Benefit, a measure consolidating 13 welfare programs including the RSI, to meet Recovery and Resilience Plan requirements and secure 500 million euros in funding.
Four public entities have withdrawn from an anti-fraud think tank focused on European funds, including the Inspectorate-General of Finance and the Prosecutor-General's Office.
Economist Isabel Proença has been reappointed as director of the Technical Unit for Tax and Customs Policy Evaluation (U-Tax) of the Tax and Customs Authority (AT), according to an order published this Tuesday in the Diário da República. The academic professor, who had been leading the technical tax evaluation unit on an interim basis since...
Helena Borges' successor assumes office on 1 August.
Setúbal, Melgaço and Santa Comba Dão lead the list of municipalities that took the longest to pay their suppliers in the first quarter of the year, with 163, 124 and 119 days respectively. At the start of the year, six municipalities took more than 100 days to pay, according to data from the Directorate-General for Local Authorities.
Almost half of Portuguese municipalities are taking longer to pay their suppliers. Rules for testing autonomous vehicles on roads will be released soon. Meanwhile, Vanguard is making business reforms and the PSD is preparing to extend the 6% VAT rate. The Prime Minister's appeal in the Spinumviva case is in the hands of...
The government has created a Working Group to review the Local Finance Law with the aim of strengthening the financial management autonomy of local authorities.
The former Finance Minister says it is a “necessary reform, carried out with depth and in defence of the public interest” and rejects the idea of an increased risk of corruption.
José Miguel Almeida finished his term in January 2025. Only now does he have a replacement, coming from the Ministry of Finance. Azevedo Pereira will receive less than his predecessor.
Tábua, Caminha and Melgaço lead the list of municipalities that took the longest to pay their suppliers in the last quarter of last year, with 146, 121 and 115 days respectively. In the first three months following the local elections, six municipalities took more than 100 days to pay, according to data from the Directorate-General for Local Authorities.
In recent statements, the Prime Minister asserted that people should feel it is not worth crossing the line or committing wrongdoing. The author agrees, emphasizing that both individual responsibility and state enforcement are essential. However, the article highlights systemic failures, such as the loss of billions in tax revenue from multinationals and the inability to collect 30 billion euros in tax debt. It notes that the tax administration has deteriorated over time, becoming less efficient. While there is progress in clearing decade-old cases in administrative and tax courts, the author argues that such delays constitute a denial of justice and that a transparent, efficient public administration is vital to honouring the values of the 25th of April.
The Inspector-General of Finance, António Ferreira dos Santos, will, starting next month, accumulate his management role with a gross monthly old-age pension of 5,187.59 euros, according to the notice with the list of retired public administration officials published this week in the Diário da República. Having already reached 70 years of age – the retirement age...
According to the same note, the position will be assumed starting Thursday by António Vicente, who will combine it with the coordination of the State reform, while maintaining “the salary of his career position as a civil servant at the European Commission, paid by the originating institution, and, therefore, at no cost to the Portuguese public treasury.”
The former vice-president of the Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR) Centro, Alexandra Correia, was appointed this Thursday as an executive member of the steering committee for the regional programme's management authority in this part of the country. Meanwhile, Élia Janes Quintas, former mayor of Reguengos de Monsaraz (2017-2021), is the new member of the board of directors of the Unit...
Santos Pereira attempted to explain the rationale behind Centeno's early retirement: there were 21 professionals in that situation and his pension rate is lower than the bank's average, where the role of consultant has been “ended”.
Álvaro Santos Pereira, Governor of the Bank of Portugal (BdP), stated that Mário Centeno's early retirement followed all established rules and was a mutual agreement. The Governor also announced that savings from the departure of administration consultants will be redirected towards maternity and paternity support measures, and clarified that the Bank of Portugal cannot set limits on bank fees, as this is a legislative responsibility.
Centeno 'retired with a salary level determined by the rule in force and based on the relevance of the positions he previously held', explained the Governor of the Bank of Portugal.
The future of workers hired by the State under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) after the programme ends remains 'open', stated Finance Minister Joaquim Miranda Sarmento this Tuesday during a hearing at the Budget, Finance and Public Administration Committee of the Assembly of the Republic.
'A national urgency.' This is how the new president of the Coordination and Regional Development Commission of the Centre classifies the need to review the Local Finance Law. Ribau Esteves continues to defend, verbatim, the proposal that the National Association of Municipalities (ANMP) presented to António Costa and to the two governments of Luís...
Former president Aníbal Cavaco Silva defended the “reformist action” of Luís Montenegro's government, criticising the “lack of courage” of the PS and the “lack of preparation” of Chega regarding structural reforms, without which Portugal will remain a “relatively poor” European country.
Ana Sofia Terlica, former aide and former chief economist in the António Costa Governments, will be the next coordinator of the Technical Budgetary Support Unit (UTAO), an entity that provides support to MPs of the Budget, Finance and Public Administration Committee (COFAP) of the Assembly of the Republic, according to the final ranking of the competition candidates, limited to employees.
The governor of the Banco de Portugal does not expect difficulties in filling administrative positions with staff from the institution, despite the requirement that they must eventually leave the central bank. Álvaro Santos Pereira argues that 'cooling-off' mechanisms should be established to assist in this transition. The topic arises in the context of...
The review of many Civil Service careers, and their respective salary scales, led the STE to sign the extension of the multi-year agreement with the Government.
The situation at the Judiciary Police (PJ) makes the DN headline today: Political uncertainty leaves the PJ in its biggest leadership vacuum in 20 years. On February 21st, the former leader of the PJ, Luís Neves, was announced as Minister of Internal Administration. The Government has pushed back the date for appointing a new head, stating only that it will be 'soon'. In the recent history of the Judiciary Police, there has never been such a long period without a National Director. The main photo highlights the consequences of the conflict in the Middle East: How a 'small excursion' in Iran turned into an economic war. The ECB may raise interest rates as early as April. Also highlighted: Return Package: Government facilitates the expulsion of illegal immigrants. Download the complete electronic edition of the newspaper at the link below. This is also the day for Dinheiro Vivo, the DN's economy supplement: Read this Friday's DV, March 20th, here. And don't miss another issue of DN Sport: Read this Friday's DN Sport, March 20th, here. See the front page in detail.
João Almeida, a CDS-PP MP, states that it is necessary to know “how the controversial early retirement of Mário Centeno from the Bank of Portugal was decided,” and “with what criteria the same decision was taken.”
The Bank of Portugal continues to leave the exact and detailed terms of the agreement that led Mário Centeno to leave the institution and retire at 59 unclear. ECO revealed almost a week ago that the former governor signed an agreement that allowed him to leave the central bank, where he remained as a consultant...
Banco de Portugal will eliminate the role of Board of Directors consultants. Mário Centeno, already in Miami for a new professional phase, was the first to agree to his departure, with an early retirement package improved and compensated by Banco de Portugal through the pension fund.
Centeno's departure from the central bank was reported last Friday.
We have long known that, without renewal, we would face a sudden cut 'down the road' when the generation that joined in the 80s retired. Now, we have arrived 'there'. Opinion by Sérgio Vasques.
According to the Tax Workers' Union, these appointments 'reinforce the perception that senior and managerial posts have become a parallel career path, accessible only to those already in post'.
