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COVID-19: The regulation on the Extraordinary Incentive for Business Regularization has been approved in Portugal
Ordinance no. 170-A/2020 of July 13th has been approved and regulates the attribution of financial support to companies during the returning phase of its employees to normal work provision and normalization of business activity.
COVID-19: New postponement in the fulfillment of VAT obligations in Portugal
The Portuguese Government has approved new extensions of the tax deadlines to comply with VAT obligations, by Order no. 229/2020-XXII, of 24 June, that can may be fulfilled without the application of any penalties:
Tax Measures of Supplementary Budget Bill for 2020 in Portugal
The Portuguese Government presented a Supplementary Budget Bill for 2020 that includes several tax measures. The Supplementary Budget Bill will now enter a phase of parliamentary discussion to arrive to a final text by 3 of July.
COVID-19: Exceptional measures in the area of Justice introduced by the PEES in Portugal
On June 4, 2020, through Resolution nº 41/2020, the Council of Ministers approved the Program for Economic and Social Stabilization (Programa de Estabilização Económica e Social) (“PEES”), with a time horizon up to the end…
COVID-19: Exceptional measures on employment and Social Security matters are introduced by the new SESP in Portugal
It was published in the official gazette the Ministers Council Resolution no. 41/2020, of 6 de June, approving the Social and Economic Stabilization Plan (SESP) that introduces a package of exceptional measures on economic and social matters.…
COVID-19: New de-confinement phase in Portugal introduces changes on work organization
It was published on the official gazette the Ministers Council Order no. 40-A/2020, of 29 May, extending the Calamity State under the COVID-19 pandemic and rules the new de-confinement phase in Portugal. Among other measures, it should be…
COVID-19: Return to a situation of (new) normality in the Portuguese Courts
On May 14, 2020, the Portuguese Parliament passed Law no. 16/2020, dated May 29, making the fourth amendment to Law no. 1-A/2020, dated March 19, determining various exceptional and temporary measures in response to the…
COVID-19: Economic Support Facility – Questions and Answers
In late March and early April, the European Commission ("EC") approved two state aid packages for Portugal, within the framework of Article 107 (3) (b) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), namely decisions SA.…
COVID-19: Portuguese government temporarily subjects masks and disinfectant gel to the reduced VAT rate
As announced by the Portuguese Government, Law no. 13/2020, of 7 May, was finally published, which came into force on the day after its publication and provides for the temporary application of the following VAT measures:
COVID-19: The steps to follow for the return to work in Portugal
The pandemic associated to the COVID-19 brought deep and substantial changes in the most diverse areas and sectors, having, in particular, provoked significant modification in the labor universe.
Tax Authority clarifies amendments made by the State Budget Law for 2020 on VAT
Tax Authority ("AT") issued instructions, through Circular Letter no. 30219, of 2 April, clarifying the most significant changes to the VAT Code ("CIVA") resulting from the State Budget Law for 2020 (Law no. 2/2020, of 31…
COVID-19: Main legislative or regulatory initiatives that have been taken in Portugal
Pandemic has entered the world’s daily vocabulary in the most dramatic and unexpected way. As the severity of the situation worsens, a growing number of legislative initiatives attempt to address the needs of citizens and society in the face…