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Portugal: Indexing reference for social aid is updated for 2023
It was published in the official gazette Ordinance no. 298/2022, of December 16, updating the value of the indexing reference for social aid (IAS) in 483.80 € for the year of 2023.
Portugal: Amendments to the ATIVAR.PT Internships program
Ordinance no. 293/2022, of 12 December, was published in the Official Gazette, introducing amendments to the ATIVAR.PT Internships Program. This program aims to support the integration of young people into the labour market or the professional…
Portugal: retirement age remains at 66 years and 4 months in 2024
Ordinance no. 292/2022, of December 9th, was published in the Official Gazette, keeping the standard age to access retirement pension in Portuguese general social security system in 66 years and 4 months in 2024.
Portugal: Approved the withholding tax rates applicable in 2023
The withholding tax rates applicable to employment income (category A) and pensions (category H), obtained by the resident taxpayers in mainland Portugal, during the first and the second semester of 2023, were approved by Order no. º 14043-A/…
Portugal: Update of the meal allowance amount
Ordinance no. 280/2022, of November 18th was published in the Official Gazette (Diário da República), which updated the amount of the meal allowance due to Public Administration employees, from €4.77 to €5.20.
Portugal: Rental support and VAT rate reduction on electricity supply
In the context of family support measures, Law no. 19/2022, of 10/21, approved a series of fiscal measures.
Top 10 Portugal Budget Takes 2023
On the 10th of October, the Portuguese Government presented the Budget Bill for 2023 to the Portuguese Parliament. The Bill is now under analysis and will be subject to discussion and submitted to approval in the upcoming weeks.
Amendments to the legal framework for the entry and stay of foreigners in national territory
Law no. 18/2022, of August 25 was published in the Official Gazette, introducing changes to the legal framework of entry, stay, departure and removal of foreigners from national territory and introducing the necessary conditions for the…
Law clarifies on Social Security charges for employers that have dropped out of the “Extraordinary Incentive for Business Regularization”
Published in the official gazette Rule no. 205/2022, of 11 August, clarifying the terms and conditions applicable to employers that dropped out of the “Extraordinary Incentive for Business Regularization” (introduced by …
Portugal: New withholding tax rates applicable in Mainland as from 1 July 2022 were approved
New PIT withholding tax tables, which are in force for the Mainland in 2022, were approved for employment income paid or made available as from 1 July 2022, by Order no. 8564-A/ 2022, of the Secretary of State for Tax Affairs, rectified by…
Portugal: Waiver of the obligation to appoint a tax representative and to adhere to the electronic mailbox by taxpayers that adhere to electronic notifications
The Government, through Decree-Law n.º 44/2022, of July 8, approved the following measures on the option to apply for electronic communications when interacting with the Tax and Customs Authority (TCA).
Portugal: Postponement of the deadline to pay the VAT and to submit the transfer pricing file
The Portuguese Government, through Dispatch n.º 135/2022-XXIII, of July 6, clarifies and approves a series of measures, without the application of any additional charges or penalties.