SB2024: Social Security surplus falls 10.8% to 1,454 ME by March
Social Security recorded a surplus of 1,454.8 million euros up to March, a figure that reflects a 10.8% drop compared to the same month last year, according to budget execution data released today. According to information released by the Directorate-General for the Budget (DGO), actual Social Security revenue rose by 11.2% year-on-year until March, to […]
The Azorean Government’s 2024 Investment Plan is worth around 2 billion euros
The Azorean government’s (PSD/CDS-PP/PPM) proposed Investment Plan for 2024 is two billion euros, like the previous one, which was rejected in November, and responds to a “huge set of needs”, according to the executive. “It’s a budget of two billion, which is quite a vast budget, and it responds to this huge set of needs. […]
Bank of Portugal warns of attempted digital fraud
The Bank of Portugal (BdP) warns of fraud attempts through SMS messages, ads on social platforms and/or phone calls, as pyramid schemes may be involved, the institution said today. In these approaches, people are lured into joining chat groups in order to obtain additional income, as part of a job offer, an investment with a […]
Coimbra PSP carried out more than 4,000 police actions in 2023
In 2023, the PSP’s Coimbra Command carried out more than 4,000 policing actions and preventive and surveillance police operations, and more than 700 people were arrested, the district commander said today. Speaking at the official ceremony commemorating the 146th anniversary of the institution, which marked the establishment of a police service in the city of […]
Portuguese justice system ends 2023 with more than half a million cases pending
Portuguese courts ended 2023 with more than 581,000 pending cases, a slight increase (0.3%) compared to 2022, according to statistics released today by the Directorate-General for Justice Policy (DGPJ). According to last year’s figures, there were 581,891 cases pending before the courts of first instance (not including the sentencing courts), which is 1,759 more than […]
Deco Proteste calls for more literacy, regulation of influencers and fewer taxes
Deco Proteste today presented 10 concerns that it hopes will be resolved during the new legislature, resulting from the March 10 elections, highlighting more financial literacy, regulation of digital influencers and fewer fees and taxes on financial products. “The 10 themes are part of Deco Proteste’s wider commitment to Portuguese consumers, ensuring that their rights […]
Insufficient number of occupational doctors to monitor the health of the employed population
Portugal needs between 1,636 and 3,273 more occupational physicians, estimates the Directorate-General for Health (DGS), which warns that the number of clinicians practicing is “insufficient to ensure the health surveillance of the employed population”. The estimate of the country’s needs “clearly shows that there is an insufficient number of occupational physicians to ensure the health […]
Albufeira starts charging a two-euro tourist tax on May 21
The Albufeira City Council, in the district of Faro, plans to start charging a tourist tax of two euros for overnight stays in the municipality during the high season, from May 21, it was announced today. The regulation that defines the conditions under which the tax will apply was published today in the Diário da […]
ADSE updates transportation and intraoperative prosthesis tables in June
The new ADSE tables for free regime transportation, an area in which evidence of fraud was found, and for intraoperative prostheses under the agreement come into force on June 1, with the latter entailing no additional costs. “ADSE’s Board of Directors announces that it has updated the transportation table for the free regime. The new […]
House installments to fall in May for all terms
The house payment made to the bank will fall in May in all maturities, with the biggest drop occurring in those indexed to the six-month Euribor, according to a simulation by Deco/Dinheiro&Direitos. This is the first time in about two years that there has been a reduction in the installments of loans using the 12-month […]