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We recall that this obligation has been implemented by the SIMPLEX+ Programme in article 34 of Decree-Law no. 28/2019, of 15 February. Initially this obligation had to be fulfilled until 30/06/2019, later extended to 30/06/2020 by Order no. 4/2019-…
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.
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:
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.
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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.…
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:
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 ("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…