The Azores (a Portuguese independent region) has increased its standard Value Added Tax (Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado) rate from 16% to 18%, with effect from 1 January 2014. Further, the reduced VAT rate of 9% (IVA intermedio) on water, fuel, entertainment etc will rise to 10%. The other reduced rate of 4% (IVA reduzido) applicable to foodstuffs and hotels was also increased to 5%.
Related Posts
Portugal: Tax and Customs Authority updates monthly withholding tax rates for 2026
The Portuguese Tax and Customs Authority issued the Order of 5 January 2026, introducing new monthly withholding tax tables reflecting the updated personal income tax brackets set by the 2026 State Budget Law. Rates now range from 12.50% on
Read More
Portugal: Government updates withholding tax rates for 2026
The Portuguese government has set new monthly withholding tax rates for employment and pension income in mainland Portugal for 2026 through Order No. 233-A/2026, issued on 6 January 2026. The changes reflect updates introduced in the 2026 State
Read More
Portugal gazettes 2026 state budget law, updates income tax brackets
Portugal has gazetted the State Budget Law for 2026 (Law No. 73-A/2025) on 30 December 2025, introducing a series of fiscal recalibrations aimed at balancing social relief with targeted economic incentives. While maintaining several extraordinary
Read More
Portugal extends deadline for Global Minimum Tax filing
Portugal has extended the deadline for submitting the Registration Declaration (Modelo 62) under the Global Minimum Tax (GMT) regime. The extension is outlined in Order No. 158/2025 - XXV of 12 December 2025. The extension applies to entities
Read More
Portugal: Council of Ministers approves ratification of tax treaty with UK
Portugal's Council of Ministers approved the ratification of the new income and capital tax treaty with the UK on 11 December 2025. Portugal and the UK signed an income tax treaty on 15 September 2025. The agreement aims to prevent or reduce
Read More
Portugal: Parliament publishes 2026 state budget law, expands scope of reduced VAT rate
Portugal’s parliament has published the final text of the 2026 State Budget Law on 12 December 2025, after it was approved by the parliament on 27 November 2025. The final version of the budget law largely mirrors the initial proposals;
Read More