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Portuguese Government starts meetings with parliamentary groups on the 2027 State Budget

On 28 September 2026 the Portuguese Government began meetings with representatives of the parliamentary groups on the State Budget for 2027. Joaquim Miranda Sarmento, Minister of State and Finance, and Carlos Abreu Amorim, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, are to present and discuss the general lines of the budget. CHEGA and PS were received on 28 September; PSD and CDS-PP, LIVRE, PCP and the sole deputies of BE, PAN and JPP on 29 September; and IL on 30 September. The meetings come before the formal budget proposal goes to the Assembleia da República.

Minister of State and Finance: Joaquim Miranda Sarmento Minister of Parliamentary Affairs: Carlos Abreu Amorim Meetings held: 28 to 30 September 2026
Why it matters for exams: How a parliamentary democracy prepares and consults on its annual budget, and the names of its parliament and ministers, are typical polity questions.
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In plain words

Assembleia da República Assembly of the Republic — Portugal's parliament, which votes on the State Budget.

Orçamento do Estado State Budget — The annual budget law of the Portuguese state.

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