OE2027: Government Denies Excessive Tourism and Says that Increase in Value Is Necessary

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Minister admits that too much tourism can happen "in one or another part of the country." But stresses the need for growth in tourism value — not in dormancy.

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We think there is room for more tourism in Portugal. It is not true that there is more tourism, pointed out the Minister of Economy and Territorial Cohesion, Castro Almeida, in response to the deputies, at a parliamentary hearing in the context of the discussion of the State Budget for 2027 (OE2027).

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Minister Castro Almeida reported that the latest data show the sleeping of tourists in Portugal to grow 1.5% and the revenues 5%.

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Castro Almeida guarantees that the country is "on the right path, adding value"

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The Minister of the Economy today denied that Portugal has too much tourism, although he acknowledges that in some areas and periods this can happen, and argued that an increase is necessary to value the wages of the sector.