The Portuguese Socialist Government under Prime Minister António Costa was in crisis yesterday after the left-wing parties in parliament refused to sign off on the State Budget 2022. The decision [...]

Some of the proposed additional last-minute changes to Portugal’s labour law outlined in the State Budget for 2022 will be a serious stumbling block to economic development in Portugal. This is [...]

The Left Bloc (Bloco de Esquerda) has voted against the State Budget 2022 because the left wing party does not think it has satisfied several proposals it presented to the government. For [...]

The Portuguese Government is facing tough opposition to its State Budget 2022 from both the right and far left in the Portuguese parliament which, if rejected, could sweep its public accounts off [...]

The Portuguese Government is to create two new income tax brackets. It is doing this so it can begin to reduce the tax burden that is currently falling on the Portuguese middle class. The [...]

Portugal’s Minister of Finance João Leão has pledged that despite a review of tax brackets, no Portuguese will see a rise in taxes. After delivering the proposed State Budget 2022 to the [...]