Chega proposes VAT cuts on fuel and food
The Chega party, led by André Ventura, has submitted legislative proposals to Parliament aimed at lowering the cost of living. These include a temporary reduction of VAT on road fuels from 23% to 13%, a 0% VAT rate on essential food items, and the removal of tolls on the 25 de Abril and Vasco da Gama bridges.
André Ventura, born January 15, 1983, is a lawyer, academic, and Portugal's most prominent far-right leader. He founded Chega ("Enough") in 2019 after his PSD mayoral campaign attacked the Romani community. Chega surged from 1.3% in 2019 to 22.8% in May 2025, becoming parliament's second-largest party and making Ventura Leader of the Opposition.
His platform emphasizes immigration restrictions, law-and-order policies, constitutional reform, and contains inflammatory anti-Romani rhetoric that has triggered multiple discrimination convictions and investigations. Politically classified as far-right by international media, Ventura cultivates alliances with European far-right figures including Marine Le Pen and Santiago Abascal.
