Madeira News - Business, Taxation & Offshore

Portugal To Lower VAT On Certain Utilities
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Monday, April 29, 2019
Senior Portuguese ministers have approved a proposal to introduce the six percent reduced rate of value-added tax on supplies of electricity and natural gas to certain consumers from July 1, 2019.Read Full Story

Portugal Cuts VAT Rate On Restaurants
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Friday, July 8, 2016
Portugal restored a tax break for food sold by restaurants from July 1, 2016, when the value-added tax rate applicable to food services fell to 13 percent, from 23 percent.Read Full Story

Portuguese Hospitality Industry Seeks Reduced VAT Rate
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
The Portuguese Government is under renewed pressure from hoteliers and restaurateurs to lower the value-added tax rate on the sector. Read Full Story

EU Sets New Limits On Portuguese Tax Breaks
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Thursday, June 19, 2014
The European Commission has approved, under European Union state aid rules, Portugal's map for granting state aid between 2014 and 2020.Read Full Story

Portugal's Economic Programme 'On Track'
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Following its third quarterly review of Portugal’s economic programme, the European Commission, the European Central Bank, and the International Monetary Fund underscored that while the programme is indeed on track, many challenges remain.Read Full Story

MEPs Approve Deal On Latin American Banana Imports
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
The 2009 Geneva agreement on European Union import tariffs for bananas from Latin American countries, which is designed to end the longest-running dispute in the history of international trade, has received the backing of the European Parliament.Read Full Story
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