Portugal’s Parliament Debates Government Spending Plans as Housing Protests Swell
- Portugal’s Parliament began debating the center-right government’s spending plans for next year on Tuesday.
- Protesters planned a demonstration outside Parliament in central Lisbon, calling for stronger action on Portugal’s housing crisis.
- A European Union report said housing costs across Europe rose 60.5% from 2015 to 2025, while Portugal’s costs increased 147%, the third-highest rise.
- The government has lowered taxes on new construction, restricted short-term rentals, and promised to build 145,000 homes, while acknowledging that results will take time.
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Today, thousands of people protested again in front of the Parliament of Portugal in Lisbon due to the worsening long-term housing crisis, although the police dispersed them with batons and dogs in the previous days.
After weeks of protest over the right to housing, the left criticized the police charge and urged the government to drop the lease law. Already the right stood beside the police with Montenegro to guarantee a careful and competent action."
Portugal's Parliament debates government spending plans as housing protests swell
Portugal's Parliament on Tuesday began debating the center-right government's spending plans for next year, ahead of the latest demonstration by protesters demanding more action to address a prolonged and deepening housing crisis.
Today, Luís Montenegro is opening a debate on the State Budget, under pressure from the opposition for silence over the protests over housing. Israel is still voting in the first legislative elections since 2023.
The debate ends on Wednesday with the vote on the document in general, already with the approval guaranteed by the abstention of the PS.
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