Glossary

IGCP

Published 5 November 2026, 15:07
IGCP — Agência de Gestão da Tesouraria e da Dívida Pública (treasury and public debt management agency)

The body that holds the state's accounts. When tax is paid by transfer from a foreign bank, the money goes to the treasury account at IGCP, with the tax authority named as the recipient.

Where you come across it. Paying tax from abroad, details for a SWIFT transfer, government savings products.
Such payments are allocated manually and are not instant: pay a few days before the deadline, and in the payment reference write your NIF and the number of the payment document.
Official website: igcp.pt/pt