André Areias and Raquel Santos Ferreira of Cuatrecasas scrutinise Portugal’s use of increased municipal property tax on vacant properties and question whether extreme rate multipliers and weak procedural safeguards can withstand constitutional scrutiny
The government’s proposed VAT reforms for residential property construction and rehabilitation are eagerly anticipated, says André Areias of Cuatrecasas, who emphasises the urgent need to review a ‘complex and outdated system’
André Areias and Liliana Piedade of Cuatrecasas report on a preliminary ruling request by the Portuguese Arbitral Court and consider the decision’s expected impact on taxpayers