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WHAT WILL INCREASE IN 2019 IN PORTUGAL

&amp;NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-cover has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow" style&equals;"background-image&colon;url&lpar;https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;10&sol;vie-au-portugal&period;jpg&rpar;"><p class&equals;"wp-block-cover-text">WHAT WILL INCREASE IN 2019 IN PORTUGAL <&sol;p><&sol;div>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<h4 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Since 1 January<sup>er<&sol;sup>A number of price rises have come into effect on items of varying importance to consumers&amp;period; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;jn&period;pt" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" aria-label&equals;"le&nbsp&semi;jornal de notícias &lpar;opens in a new tab&rpar;">Le&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;<&sol;a><em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;jn&period;pt" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" aria-label&equals;"le&nbsp&semi;jornal de notícias &lpar;opens in a new tab&rpar;">Jornal de Notícias<&sol;a>&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;<&sol;em>reports on purchasing power in Portugal&amp;period;<&sol;h4>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p><em>Rents&amp;comma; tolls and also public transport are among the goods and services whose prices will rise in 2019&amp;period; But there will be a 3&amp;comma;5&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;&amp;percnt; drop in electricity on the regulated market"&amp;comma;&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;<&sol;em>notes the&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;<strong><a rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;jn&period;pt&sol;economia&sol;interior&sol;o-que-fica-mais-barato-e-mais-caro-em-2019-10380715&period;html" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">Jornal de Notícias<&sol;a>&amp;comma;<&sol;strong>&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;repeating a report from the Lusa&amp;period news agency; <&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>The daily draws up a list of increases that will affect not only the Portuguese, but also expatriates and those wishing to settle in Portugal. Here are the main ones;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<ul class&equals;"wp-block-list"><li><strong>Rents&amp;colon;<&sol;strong> &amp;more;1&amp;comma;15&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;&amp;percnt;&amp;period; A higher increase than in previous years &amp;lpar;1&amp;comma;12&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;&amp;percnt; in 2018&amp;comma; 0&amp;comma;54&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;&amp;percnt; in 2017&amp;comma; 0&amp;comma;16&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;&amp;percnt; in&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;2016&amp;rpar;&amp;period;<&sol;li><li><b>Tolls&amp;colon;<&sol;b>&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;&amp;plus;0&amp;comma;88&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;&amp;percnt;&amp;period;<&sol;li><li><b>Public transport&amp;colon;<&sol;b>&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;&amp;plus;1&amp;comma;14&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;&amp;percnt;&amp;period;<&sol;li><li><b>The single road tax &amp;lpar;IUC&amp;rpar; and the vehicle tax &amp;lpar;ISV&amp;rpar;&amp;colon;<&sol;b> a priori &amp;plus;1&amp;comma;3&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;&amp;percnt;&amp;period; These will be updated according to the&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;WLTP&amp;period; homologation, which determines the taxation of cars according to their fuel consumption and&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;CO<sub>2<&sol;sub>&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;and other fine particles&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;polluting&amp;period;<&sol;li><li><b>Tobacco&amp;colon;<&sol;b> a priori &amp;more;10 centimes&amp;period; This increase also stems from the 5 centime rise in the tax paid by producers&amp;comma; provided for in this year's State budget&amp;period; Thus&amp;comma; a pack of cigarettes&amp;comma; currently priced at 4&amp;comma;90&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;euros should soon cost&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;5&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;euros&amp;period;<&sol;li><li><b>Sweet drinks&amp;colon;<&sol;b> The new prices for soft drinks will be based on their sugar content per liter&amp;period; A can of Red Bull&amp;comma; for example&amp;comma; will increase by&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;0&amp;comma;76&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;centime&amp;period;<&sol;li><li><strong>Telecommunications&amp;colon;<&sol;strong> operators&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;NOS&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;and&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;MEO&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;have announced that they will increase their tariffs in line with inflation&amp;period; Vodafone has not yet&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;decided&amp;period;<&sol;li><&sol;ul>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>On the other hand <em>Jornal de Notícias <&sol;em>states that <em>&amp;OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;the price of electricity on the regulated market has fallen by 3&amp;comma;5 &amp;percnt; for consumers since the 1<sup>er<&sol;sup> January"&amp;period; E<&sol;em>t by 0&amp;comma;6 &amp;percnt; in the autonomous regions of the Azores and Madeira&amp;period; On the free market&amp;comma; the Galp and Endesa groups&amp;period; have respectively announced reductions of 2&amp;comma;6 &amp;percnt; and 6&amp;comma;3 &amp;percnt;&amp;period; This is the biggest drop in electricity prices since 2000&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<hr class&equals;"wp-block-separator is-style-dots"&sol;>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2019&sol;01&sol;guides-expatriation-portugal-1024x576&period;jpg" alt&equals;"guides expatriation portugal" class&equals;"wp-image-4292"&sol;><&sol;figure>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<h4 class&equals;"wp-block-heading" style&equals;"text-align&colon;center">DISCOVER OUR GUIDES FOR EXPATRIATION<&sol;h4>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-button aligncenter"><a class&equals;"wp-block-button&lowbar;&lowbar;link has-text-color has-very-dark-gray-color has-background has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;nos-guides-expatriation&sol;">READ<&sol;a><&sol;div>&amp;NewLine;

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