- Alert: Several Locations to Experience Power Outages on Sunday. See the List
Continuing the trend of previous Sundays, E-Redes has scheduled maintenance work on the distribution network for Sunday, December 14, leading to temporary electricity outages in various areas.
Several works are planned, according to information available on the E-Redes website.
- The Best Companies to Work for in Portugal Announced
Great Place To Work has announced the best companies to work for in Portugal in 2025, highlighting those with the highest trust indices as reported by their employees.
“Great Place to Work identifies throughout the year which organizations are considered good workplaces by their employees, using our Trust Index questionnaire. Only companies that meet the criteria receive the Certified seal (equal to or greater than 65% in the survey) and become eligible for the Best Workplaces ranking,” states the organization’s website.
The CGTP estimated that over three million people took to the streets during the general strike on Thursday, December 11, while the government described the turnout as “insignificant.” The strike affected various sectors, including health, education, transportation, and public services across Portugal.
The general strike on Thursday, December 11, had significant impacts across various sectors such as transportation, healthcare, education, and public services.
View the gallery for images of the strike, marking the first joint action by CGTP and UGT since June 2013, when Portugal was under the ‘troika’ intervention.
The government approved changes on Thursday regarding the payment of the Single Circulation Tax (IUC), a move previously indicated by the Ministry of Finance. What will change? Simply put: the tax will no longer be paid during the vehicle’s registration month but will have a unified payment date – although these changes will not commence until 2027.
The Executive approved, in the Council of Ministers, “a draft legislative authorization law to amend the provisions of the Single Circulation Tax (IUC) Code related to the tax settlement, which is required on the vehicle’s registration anniversary,” according to a statement sent to newsrooms.
“Since this model is likely to generate operational and administrative difficulties and increases the risk of involuntary non-compliance, the regime is being altered,” explains the government led by Luís Montenegro.
What exactly is changing? Essentially, the IUC will no longer be payable during the vehicle’s registration month; instead, there will be a single payment date, with the option for installment payments. Details are available here.
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