Tax authorities remind taxpayers to validate invoices
Don’t let them accumulate and validate them periodically. The Tax Authority (AT) has reminded taxpayers, in a post shared on social media, that they must validate their invoices for IRS…
VAT reduced by 5%? Only for work on private homes
The reduced VAT rate of 5% can be applied to home repair or renovation services, provided that the property in question is used as a “permanent dwelling or vacation home”.…
Portugal Tourism not far from reaching 2027 revenue target of 27 billion €
The president of Turismo de Portugal, Carlos Abade, said today that the sector is 7.6% away from reaching the revenue target of 27,000 million euros set for 2027. “We’re 7.6%…
Recipe for Rice pudding, cinnamon and vanilla
Ingredients for Portuguese Rice Pudding 160 g risotto rice1 l of milk500 ml cream75 g sugar1 cinnamon stick½ vanilla pod Preperation Boil the rice for 30 seconds. Filter. Set aside.…
Dutch low-price king with 2,300 stores lands in Portugal
“Small prices. Big smiles” is the slogan of Action, the discount chain that was founded 30 years ago in Enkhuizen, Holland, and currently has more than 2,300 stores in 11…
Are you upper, middle or lower class in Portugal?
Find out how much you have to earn to belong to each level According to data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), middle class people earn between…
Young man had a stall where he sold drugs on the street
The PSP arrested a young man, aged 23, for drug trafficking in Peniche. He had hashish, lamba, MDMA and cocaine on a stall and was in possession of around a…
Algarve. Water cuts are “unbalanced and unfair” for agriculture
The president of the Association of Beneficiaries of the Sotavento do Algarve Irrigation Plan warned today that the water cuts announced to cope with the drought in the region are…
Northern city voted one of the five best for American retirees
The article was written by Kathleen Peddicord for the prestigious Forbes magazine and highlights the five cities in the world that are considered the safest and cheapest to live in…
Portuguese recycled more than 460,000 tons of packaging in 2023, but it’s not enough
The Portuguese sent a total of 460,285 tons of packaging for recycling in 2023, which is practically stagnant compared to the same period last year. As a result, if the…