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The Chega president declared that continuing to charge VAT at the current level 'is a brutality, in a country where 50% of fuel costs are taxes' and that it is not justified in the current context.
The leader of Chega argued that continuing this VAT collection 'is a brutality, in a country where 50% of fuel prices are taxes'.
The introduction of the Value Added Tax, commonly known as VAT, was an essential condition for integration into the common market, implying the replacement of the existing transaction tax with a general consumption tax harmonised according to the European model. Directive 77/388/EEC (Sixth VAT Directive) was transposed into Portuguese law through Decree-Law...
The President of Portugal's Assembly of the Republic, José Pedro Aguiar-Branco, refused to accept a request from the Chega party for an urgent parliamentary debate on fuel, food, and taxes, citing that the party had exhausted its scheduled parliamentary initiatives. Although the request was denied, Aguiar-Branco indicated that Chega could resubmit the proposal in the following fortnight, adhering to procedural time limits. The request was initially announced by Chega's leader, André Ventura, who aimed to address rising living costs and government measures related to energy and taxation. The party's formal request was based on a procedural error, but Aguiar-Branco considered it a minor oversight, emphasizing that parliamentary rights are subject to temporal limits to ensure balanced access to legislative initiatives.
Leader of Chega, Ventura, has called on the Government to return the additional VAT revenue generated from the recent rise in fuel prices, emphasizing the need to differentiate between individuals and businesses. He criticized the Government's response to the fuel price crisis, particularly the insufficient discount on road diesel, and plans to push for an urgent debate in the Assembly of the Republic.
The consortium led by Engie, which acquired six Douro dams from EDP in 2020, faces potential additional costs due to the Municipal Tax on Property Transfers (IMT) and Stamp Duty (IS). This situation arises if the Tax Authority applies its tax understanding to the deal's various phases, potentially leading to significant financial implications for the consortium.
Álvaro Santos Pereira is contemplating a new levy on the banking sector. The government had already acknowledged at the end of last year that it would “revisit the issue of taxation in this sector,” after the solidarity tax was deemed unconstitutional.
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Property owners reject the OECD's proposal, arguing that raising taxes does not resolve the crisis.
This case should serve as a lesson: the wealth generated by Portugal's hydroelectric assets must not continue to escape the taxes due, thereby depriving the State and producing regions of essential resources. It is now for the Tax Authority to act swiftly.
Dozens of tax offices are closed this morning until 1pm, and others are facing service disruptions, as an online meeting of workers from the Tax and Customs Authority (AT) is taking place to discuss salary and labour demands.
On November 18, 2025, the OECD Council approved an update to the Model Convention, impacting cross-border remote work and the possibility of creating a permanent establishment for a company in another country, thereby attracting taxation in a country other than its headquarters or effective management location.
We continue to live in a country that taxes work, suffocates the middle class, and penalises families who want to have children.
Tax expert Nuno Oliveira Garcia analyses the final version of the State Budget for 2026 and explains whether taxpayers will save or pay more in income tax, property tax, and capital gains tax on inheritances.
