Glossary

OE2027

Published 8 November 2026, 22:29
OE2027 — Orçamento do Estado para 2027 (state budget for 2027)

The law setting Portugal's state budget for 2027. The government submits it to parliament in October; MPs debate it first as a whole, then article by article, and vote on it before the end of the year. The budget covers not only spending but also new tax rates and deductions, benefits and tuition fees, so many measures that affect people's lives take effect along with it on 1 January.

Where you come across it. News about taxes, benefits, pensions, civil servants' pay and tuition fees.
Until parliament passes the budget, everything in it is only a proposal: measures get changed or dropped during the debate.