The National Association of Portuguese Municipalities (ANMP) gave an overall positive opinion to the draft State Budget for 2025 (OE2025), but highlighted that many of the demands it presented to the Government, important for these municipalities, were left out.
According to an opinion approved this Tuesday, to which Lusa had access, among the proposals that the ANMP had presented to the Government and that were not considered in the proposal is the evaluation of the electricity production centers for the purposes of the payment of the Municipal Tax on the Property (IMI). , the suspension of the increase in the waste rate next year and the exemption from the mandatory project review in works co-financed by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), a measure considered essential to accelerate its execution.
The ANMP considered, however, that the document deserves a “general favorable opinion” because it complies with strictly budgetary issues, that is, with the reinforcement of transfers related to compliance with the Local Finance Law (LFL), and with updated distribution criteria.
“Respecting the provisions of the LFL, the global amount to be allocated to the municipalities will amount to 4,292,574,597 euros, 432 million euros more than in 2024 (+11.2%), considering the 5% participation in the SII and excluding the Financing Decentralization Fund (FFD)”, highlighted the ANMP.
The distribution guarantees that The 308 municipalities “saw an increase in transfers above inflation of 2023 (4.3%), varying between 4.8% and 15.5%.”
In the opinion that will be sent to the Assembly of the Republic, the Government and the political parties with parliamentary seats, the ANMP insists on the need for a new LFL and considers that the OE proposal, which contains “very few legislative changes” and does not include “most of the demands” proposed by the municipalities to the executive.
Source: Observadora
