
Government reduces tax to second hand vehicles from EU
Jan 12, 2021 Economy
The state budget has changed the formula for calculating vehicle tax applied to second hand cars imported from the European Union and has begun to take the environmental component into account to reduce tax depending on the age of the vehicle.

Benagil and Caneiros Beach among the 100 beaches in the world "not to be missed"
Sep 3, 2018 General
The American economy site Business Insider has put together a list of 100 beaches from around the world that all citizens should visit "at least once in life"and two of them are in Portugal (Algarve), Praia de Benagil, and Caneiros Beach (in the municipality of Lagoa) , are considered by the site "must-see".

Portugal is the cheapest (and best) country in the world to live in.
Jan 11, 2023 General
Forbes magazine has chosen Portugal as one of the 10 "cheapest" places to live, particularly for US citizens. Affordable living costs and the ease of obtaining residence visas has put Portugal in the sights of North American citizens.

All you need to know about the new law on Local accommodation
Aug 16, 2018 Legislation
Approved in Parliament on the 17th July 2018, the new law of Local (AL) may start to create problems for economic operators of real estate in the coming months. The measure only enters into force after 60 days of its publication in Gazette, but this should happen over the next few weeks. Learn more.

Lagoa, in the Algarve, has been awarded the title of “Best Municipality to live in” in Portugal
Nov 10, 2022 General
A study carried out by the Institute of Behavioral Technology (INTEC) gave the Municipality of Lagoa the best score in the areas of Tourism; Welfare; and Safety, Diversity and Tolerance.