Portugal has new IRS withholding tables in effect, SIC Notícias reports, and workers can now check how much more they will receive each month. The change concerns the tax withheld from salaries rather than a new tax, so the effect shows up in monthly pay.
SIC Notícias published a guide showing how much extra employees can expect per month under the updated tables. Público also covered the change, breaking the figures down by income bracket and by tax regime so readers can see the yearly difference. The government's own site, XXV Governo Constitucional, published simulations that let people work out how much they could save.
The tables follow the government's wider plan to address the rising cost of living, which Euronews reported on. Taken together, the coverage points to a change in how much tax is taken from paychecks during the year, with the benefit varying according to earnings and the regime a worker falls under.
The exact amount depends on individual circumstances, which is why the published simulations and bracket-by-bracket breakdowns are the practical way to check. Readers in Portugal can compare their own salary against the tables to estimate the monthly and annual difference.
What to watch next: whether employers apply the new tables in the coming pay cycles, and whether further cost-of-living measures follow.