The Local Accommodation Association of Portugal (ALEP) has slammed the new draft law, that empowers neighbours decide whether someone’s flat can be rented out to tourists.
ALEP says the proposal is "unconstitutional, unadjusted, reveals a great lack of knowledge, and if it is adopted, could lead to unemployment in Lisbon and Oporto alone of more than 10,000 people, thus putting into question the main income of more than 4,000 families."
Portugal's Finance Minister, Mário Centeno, said as from January next year, the income tax surcharge will be abolished.
In an interview on RTP3, the minister, recently dubbed the Ronaldo of Finance, stated, "In January 2018 no one will pay the IRS surcharge,” adding that there are a series of additional measures being worked on to ensure the lowest earners will see a reduction in their ‘fiscal burden.’
A round-up of dogs in the Setúbal area showed a third did not have the correct documentation or records.
Of the 43 dogs that were checked, 14 lacked one or more legal requirements including a valid dog licence, an ID microchip and a correct and current vaccination record.
The Left Bloc has demanded that the Government arranges for the construction of a slaughterhouse in the Algarve with state of the art technical, hygienic and safety conditions.
The last facility in the Algarve was closed in 2007 and the draft resolution delivered to Parliament highlights the construction of a regional slaughterhouse as being "an absolute priority for the Algarve, in order to eliminate the inequality between livestock producers here and those in other regions of the country."
What better way to influence Russian and US travel journalists than to invite them on an all expenses paid trip to the Algarve.
This week, funded by the Tourism Association of Algarve in partnership with TAP and Ural Airlines, the Algarve is hosting a bevvy of journalists who will get to understand “the diversity of the offer and the excellence of the region as a tourist destination.”
The prosecutor's office said today that it has charged a 36-year-old Romanian with attempted rape, sexual coercion, qualified homicide, kidnapping and desecration of a corpse.
The murder took place in Aljezur in December 2014. Schoolgirl, Bruna Nunes, was found bludgeoned to death in scrubland - she was 16-years-old.
Portugal's finance minister is confident that the planned sale of Novo Banco to the US vulture fund, Lone Star, is on track and will go ahead as planned.
The sale of Novo Banco remains under threat from bond holders, nursing losses of around €1.5 billion, who have gone to court for compensation. This has raised concerns among analysts that these legal disputes still might upset the planned sale.
Portugal is the place to be, according to another survey, this one being the 'EY Survey of Attractiveness of Portugal 2017.'
This optimism is shown by 62% of foreign investors who think Portugal has a bright future and the 32% of investors that are willing to increase investment in the country during the next year.
