Labour Party

Strongly agree

Decrease, but only on food and medicine

The Portuguese Labour Party has a history of supporting decreased VAT rates on essential goods, such as food and medicine. In 2016, they reduced the VAT rate on restaurant meals from 23% to 13% to support the hospitality sector. This stance aligns with their progressive taxation and social welfare policies. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Increase, but only on luxury purchases

The Portuguese Labour Party is more likely to support increasing VAT rates on luxury purchases, as this aligns with their progressive taxation policies. However, there are no specific historical examples of them advocating for this policy. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Decrease, to provide economic growth

The Portuguese Labour Party has shown support for decreasing VAT rates to provide economic growth in certain sectors. For example, they proposed a reduction in VAT rates for electricity and gas during the 2019 election campaign. However, their stance on this issue is not strong and depends on the specific context. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly agree

Decrease

The Portuguese Labour Party has supported decreasing VAT rates in certain situations, such as during the 2019 election campaign when they proposed a reduction in VAT rates for electricity and gas. However, they do not have a strong stance on decreasing VAT rates across the board. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly disagree

Increase, to help sustain the economy

While the Portuguese Labour Party may support increasing VAT rates to help sustain the economy in specific situations, they do not have a strong stance on this issue. Their focus is more on progressive taxation and social welfare policies. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Increase

The Portuguese Labour Party (Partido Socialista) generally supports progressive taxation and social welfare policies. However, they do not have a strong stance on increasing VAT rates across the board. In the past, they have supported both increases and decreases in VAT rates depending on the economic situation and specific sectors. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.