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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.
Home News Drivers licence cabinet to be transferred in Portugal Drivers licence cabinet to be transferred in Portugal The Government has moved forward with several mobility measures, including transferring all IMT (Institute for Mobility and Transport) counters to citizen service centres, creatin
Lisbon, 22 January 2026 (Lusa) - The Government has introduced several measures for mobility, including the transfer of all IMT service desks to citizen service centres, as well as the establishment of an inspector career path and the awarding of productivity bonuses.
The OECD recommends that Portugal lower the IMT (property transfer tax) and raise the IMI (municipal property tax), particularly for vacant homes. The recommendations come at a time when parliament approved a package of measures intended to help resolve the housing problem. We analyse the impact on the property market with economist João Duque. Listen to the podcast here.
The increase should be targeted mainly at vacant homes, and a reduction in IMT (property transfer tax) should also be implemented.
The government says that an exemption from IMT (the property transfer tax) benefited 70,000 young people.
The Portuguese Socialist Party (PS) intends to increase the municipal property tax (IMI) on unoccupied properties, raise the property transfer tax (IMT) applied to foreign purchasers, and enable municipal councils to take on debt to finance housing construction.
