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Banco CTT has scheduled a weekend-long technological update that will leave its mobile app, homebanking platform, and MB WAY transfers unavailable until Sunday. Core payment operations remain active, allowing customers to still complete ATM cash withdrawals and card purchases until digital services resume on 19 October.
Bank of Portugal Governor Álvaro Santos Pereira defends Mário Centeno's pension agreement, asserting it will save the institution 2.2 million euros and involves no taxpayer funding.
The Government advocates for other forms of funding for the public television service and reinforces its position not to increase the Audiovisual Contribution.
The 19h news programme reports that the exact value of Centeno's pension remains unconfirmed, though it is officially classified as a public service.
The Union of Tax Workers has contested the method used by the tax authority to appoint heads of the Finance services under an acting regime, with at least 70 appointments formalised this month, according to a tally by Lusa. “Just since the start of the year, dozens of appointments under the acting regime have already been published (in the Diário da República) ...”
The Minister of the Presidency clarifies that the five million euros approved in December are earmarked for the modernisation plan. The government promises to renegotiate the public service contract.
An agreement signed with UGT unions provides for increases of 15 euro cents each year until 2029.
The president of the Institute for Housing and Urban Rehabilitation (IHRU), Benjamim Pereira, assures that there are no delays in housing support payments, despite acknowledging constraints in public service due to outdated systems and a lack of human resources. In an interview with Expresso, he emphasizes that programs like Porta 65, aimed at [...]
