Featured publications
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Changes approved by the 2025 State Budget Law
The State Budget for 2025 introduces tax measures focused on business competitiveness and increasing workers' wages.
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Work accident pensions increase by 2.60% in 2025
The value of pensions for accidents at work is updated annually, in line with the evolution of Portuguese GDP and the CPI in Portugal.
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Indexing reference for social benefits updated to 522.50 euros in 2025
This index is the reference for several social security benefits.
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The new incentive for scientific research and innovation (IFICI) was finally regulated
The IFICI is a tax incentive focused on attracting qualified talent to drive innovation and scientific research in Portugal.
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Minimum monthly wage increases in 2025
Decree-Law no. 112/2024, of December 19th was publish on Portugal’s Official Gazette, ruling the minimum monthly wage’s increase to 870 euros, with effects from January 1st, 2025, onwards.
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Data Economy, Privacy and Cybersecurity NewsletterData centers as a key part of the digital economy. Challenges and new horizons
In this newsletter, we offer the latest updates on everything related to the data economy, privacy and cybersecurity. We cover the most recent rulings from relevant authorities and agencies, key court decisions, and the most important news in this…
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Indirect Taxes NewsletterPortugal Indirect Taxes Newsletter - N.º 2
This edition covers key indirect tax developments in Portugal in the last months, especially regarding the postponing, from 2024 to 2025, of the extraordinary use of PDF invoices as electronic invoices and the Stamp Duty framework of financial…
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Key Points on Portugal's IFICI Tax Incentive for Scientific Research and Innovation Activities
Since 2024, Portugal's IFICI tax incentive has provided a preferential tax regime for individuals engaged in scientific research and innovation. However, its implementation is highly complex due to scattered regulations, multiple eligibility…
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Portugal: Promoting the rights of people with endometriosis or adenomyosis and implications for the absence regime
It was published in the official gazette Law no. 32/2025, of 27 March, which aimed to promote the rights of people with endometriosis or adenomyosis by strengthening their access to health care and creating a system of justified absences from…
Portugal implements EU regulation on cosmetic products
Portugal implements Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 on cosmetic products through Decree-Law no. 23/2025. This legislative act covers the rules applicable to the establishment and operation of economic operators in the sector, as well as matters…
Public and private sector coordination is essential to achieve the set sustainability targets
In a new edition of Garrigues Sustainable Dialogs we looked at present and future challenges related to ESG and natural resources in the Madrid region.
Portugal: May a partner unilaterally withdraw from the “aval” (guarantee) granted on a blank promissory note after leaving the company?
The SCJ decided that the legal binding for the “aval” in a blank promissory note may, under certain terms and circumstances, be unilaterally terminated by a former partner or former managing partner of the guaranteed company.
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Data Economy, Privacy and Cybersecurity…
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Portugal Indirect Taxes Newsletter - N.º 2
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Tax Newsletter - January 2022
