The Portugal News - Issue 1000

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7 Mar 2009 • Edition Nº 1000 • €1.50 inc. IVA • Publisher: Paul Allen-Luckman • Editor: Brendan de Beer • www.the-news.net
Households rising READER OFFER: 9 page
unable to pay bills Reader
Home Special Health
weekly
Consumer rights Insurance Insurance Offers
watchdog DECO has
PROPERTY
confirmed that the underwritten up to
nfaummilbieesr sotfr uPgogrtluinggu teos epay bLyo nLdlooynds of 40% see See supplement
their utility bills is on the see p. 13 off page 50 p. 32/33
increase, and
households who are
More good news for embattled home
having services cut off
due to lack of payment is
an “evermore frequent
owners as interest rates fall to 1.5 percent
scenario”. (See Page 3)
Nissan looking to
INTEREST
invest €400m
Recent reports state
Nissan is looking to
establish a battery-
manufacturing plant in
Portugal to produce
lithium ion batteries that
will be used in its zero
carbon-emission electric RATES
vehicles. (See Page 4)
Police officers lack
schooling
A 2006 study calculated
that three in four of
Portugal’s GNR and PSP
forces did not complete HIT ALL
secondary schooling
(12th year), indicating 75
per cent of Portugal’s
security forces were
poorly educated. (See
Page 7)
Taylor’s elected
world’s best TIME
Acclaimed wine critic
Robert Parker has
elected Taylor’s as the
world’s best winemakers
after attributing the 300-
year-old company an
average 97.8 points out
of a hundred for its last LOW
five Vintage port wines.
(See Page 9)
Benfica close gap
at the top
Portuguese football
league leaders FC Porto
drew with Sporting at The European Central Bank (ECB) followed
home this weekend, the example set minutes earlier on
allowing Benfica to close Thursday afternoon by the Bank of England
the gap to two points as
by announcing a half a percent interest rate
they scraped past
Leixões, beating them 2- cut in its now seemingly perpetual bid to
1 after a nail-biting finish. kick-start the ailing Eurozone economy. The
(See Page 56) latest cut, which has seen the base rate fall
to a record low of 1.5 percent, is the fifth to
Weekend weather be announced in the space of six months –
Lisbon: After some rain and analysts are forecasting the rate to fall
leading into the weekend, below 1 percent by the summer.
no further rain is forecast
for the Capital, with Rates, see p.2
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A Rocha wins Quinta da Rocha injunction
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Content appeals it started in 2007 to
protect Quinta da Rocha,
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Alvor, from the destruction
National 1-7 & 14 • Regional 10-12 • World View 13 • Business
8-9 • Trading Places 15 • Sport 56 of some of the region’s
richest areas of flora by one
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Letters 18 • Club News 16 Quinta da Rocha is the head-
land on which Cruzinha, the or-
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Property Update 26 • Gardening 24 Alvor, a Natura 2000-protected
site.
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when a prominent landowner il-
Eating Out 17 • More for Women 28-29 • Health 30-31 legally destroyed some wildlife- Fishermen in the Ria Alvor. (Photo: www.arocha.org)
Paws & Claws 34 • Travel 35 rich areas.
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posted on its website this week,
Cinema 36-37 • Events 38 • TV Guide 39-45 • Mind & Soul 51 it states: “The legal process was
inevitably protracted, but in
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junction to stop the destruction
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of the protected habitats on the
52-55 Classified Quinta.
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Rocha’s requests were legitimate
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Lagoa Sol • Lote 3 r/c • 8400-415 Lagoa area”. details will be published in next week’s edition.
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The Portugal News • 7 Mar 2009 3
Number of households unable to pay bills continues to rise
Consumer rights watchdog DECO has
confirmed that the number of Portuguese
families struggling to pay their utility bills is
on the increase, and households who are
having water, gas and electricity cut off due
to lack of payment is an “evermore frequent
scenario”. DECO has created a support
bureau for the over-indebted, saying they
are receiving a growing number of requests
for help from consumers who have already
been disconnected from water, gas or
electricity supplies.
This disconnecting of basic and carried out 10,660
utilities is generally caused by disconnections.
families’ inability to pay their In 2007 EPAL carried out 9,147
bills, which, according to Natália disconnections and 8,069 in 2006.
Nunes of DECO, is another In Setubal thousands of peo-
“more serious” effect of the eco- ple are having their water cut off
nomic crisis. through lack of payment. Last
“In previous years consumers year there were 6,100 cases
contacted us after having difficul- caused by delays in payments,
ties in settling payments for non- according to the water supplier
essential goods, but never essen- of that region.
An archive photo of a food hall in Lisbon where an increasing number of struggling middle class families are turning in an
tial supplies, such as water, elec- Another water supply com-
tricity or gas”, she said. pany, Águas do Sado, claims it is attempt to save money and maintain luxuries such as their cable television and Internet. (Photo:Lusa/José Ribeiro)
Now, there are “evermore fre- owed more than two million euros
quent cases” of those in debt dating from the past six months. Last year, The Portugal caused by the current ongoing The e-mails are being sent day, along with children and ado-
asking for help “some time” af- National electricity supplier News revealed that the number of economic crisis. onto various institutions and lescents”, he explained.
ter supplies have been termi- EDP has said it “has not yet seen middle-class families requesting Manuel de Lamos, President followed up by social services “Younger people who come to
nated. signs of difficulties regarding food hand-outs from Portuguese of the UMP, said “These are and only then are they handed eat have a different attitude, they
According to Lisbon’s water payments”, but did not specify Charity Union UMP (União das people with a different profile, over to the charities who will tend to sit in corners, eat quickly
supply company EPAL, the the number of cases where elec- Misericórdias Portuguesas) is they don’t live in misery, but are ultimately distribute essential and leave, as they feel ashamed”.
number of warnings issued in tricity has been cut off through rising fast, and are often a result on the brink of poverty”, adding goods. However these institu- In a related story, a European
2008 represented four percent of unsettled bills. of people unwilling to cut what that this is a growing phenom- tions are also feeling the pinch study commissioned by various
bills issued, though only in 0.3 According to press agency they spend on the Internet or ca- enon since the beginning of 2008. of the crisis with the rising cost Portuguese media groups, high-
per cent of those cases were ac- Lusa, EDP has been contacted by ble television. Furthermore, the “We are not talking about the of foods and fuel. lighted the extent of problems ex-
tually cut off. a growing number of clients ask- majority of these requests are elderly, the typically unem- “On the one hand the number perienced by households, with
EPAL revealed that in 2008 ing to pay their bills in being made using e-mail. ployed, but about people of 45 of requests is rising, on the other the majority saying they used
3,504,469 bills were sent out, installments, which is one of The e-mails are believed to be years of age or under who maybe hand the number of people, eat- their holiday subsidy payments
along with 140,000 warnings DECO’s main proposals for from people trying to reveal as lit- aren’t willing to suspend their ing in institutions is also on the to settle pending bills. Only 26.7
(which gives an extended period struggling families to avoid worse- tle as possible about themselves, Netcabo payments or cancel up. Elderly people who would per cent of the population use
to pay outstanding debts before case scenarios, such as living with- whilst needing to ask for charita- their holidays, but they will go have lunch once a week in an in- that money to pay for a few days’
water mains are disconnected), out basic utility supplies. ble help in overcoming hunger hungry”. stitution now eat there every leisure, researchers found.
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4 The News • 7 Mar 2009
Portugal
Current crisis a “test” for Mercedes UK
looks to Portuguese
Europe, says President
consumer
The current global financial crisis is a “test” for the European Union, Europe can only pass its chal- Mercedes-Benz in Britain has moved their focus
urgently needs to implement its stalled reform treaty, Portuguese President lenging “test” by working to- to consumers in Portugal and Spain in a bid to
gether and “preserving the vic-
Cavaco Silva said this week on an official visit to Germany, the EU’s cash in on the weaker pound against the euro.
tories of the single market” and
powerhouse economy. by not succumbing to “protec-
tionist tendencies”, as well as by Mercedes-Benz UK has been saving of more than €21,000.
“strengthening social and eco- running a limited advertising A spokesperson for
nomic cohesion mechanisms and campaign in recent weeks in Spain Mercedes-Benz in London ex-
betting on a vision of the future,” and Portugal (through The Por- plained that prospective custom-
President Cavaco Silva, said at a tugal News) to which they say ers in the Iberian Peninsula can
banquet staged in his honour by response has been “phenom- expect to profit from the weaker
German opposite Horst Kôhler. enal”, as expats look to take ad- pound up until it reaches €1.30,
If the EU escapes the “storm” vantage of buying a luxury car at which is currently deemed the
it will emerge stronger and with the cost of an ‘ordinary’ one in ‘break-even’ point.
more credibility, President Portugal. Portugal’s notorious car tax
Cavaco Silva told his audience, The success Mercedes-Benz amounts to €10,031 on this
but it is also crucial that the says it has had in Portugal is two- model, which excluding the cost,
Treaty of Lisbon, signed off dur- fold. Firstly, the list price of time and effort of going to Brit-
ing Portugal’s EU chair in 2007, these cars in Britain is almost half ain to buy a car, will still see a
is ratified by all 27 bloc mem- that in Portugal, while a weaker saving of over €10,000.
bers. pound has allowed the brand to The waiting list in Britain for a
Earlier, on the first day of his ‘import’ its vehicles from Ger- left-hand drive Mercedes-Benz
official Germany trip, Portugal’s many at a better price. is around four to five months.
leader held talks with Chancellor A simple comparison shows
Angela Merkel. that while the popular C220 CDI Consumer
On Wednesday, Portugal’s Elegance with metallic paint and
head of state, a former econom- leather upholstery costs €49,300
ics professor and his country’s (excluding administrative costs) confidence
first conservative President, at- in Portugal, a visit to
tended a Berlin meeting of busi- www.mercedes-benz.co.uk hits 22-
ness leaders from his country and shows the exact same vehicle will
Germany’s. He also visited the cost £25,417 (€28,212) but ex-
Bunestag, Germany’s parlia- cludes the OTR (On the Road) year low
ment. TPN/Lusa costs, though still amounts to a
President Cavaco Silva during a visit to the German Parliament in Berlin on 4th March. A survey conducted by
(Photo: Lusa / Mário Cruz) the National Statistics Of-
Car sales down 42 percent fice (INE) of around two
thousand people in Portu-
TT The sale of new passenger vehicles fell by 42.8 percent, gal has found that con-
Calam II y? sumer confidence is now at
while light commercial vehicles purchases were down its lowest level since 1987.
38.2 percent in February compared with the same month The underlying re-
in 2008. sponse of those inter-
viewed revealed that con-
The figures were disclosed Audi were not the only com-
this week by the National Ve- pany to succeed in 2008 as sumers held a bleak out-
hicle Sector Association BMW also declared record look for the coming 12
(ARAN) who explained upon sales, proving that prestigious months, with unemploy-
their release that “the crisis has brands were not affected by the ment and their failure to
hit Portugal”. crisis, quite the opposite in fact. save any cash during the
“We tried to explain the nega- Last year Audi sold 7,818 month being their main
tive sales in January were due vehicles, a 3.7 percent share of concerns.
to people buying vehicles in all passenger vehicles sold in Meanwhile, the Eco-
December, but, unfortunately, Portugal, confirming their 13.6 nomic Sentiment Indica-
February figures are confirma- percent growth in comparison tor (ESI) for the European
tion that the crisis has hit the to 2007, when they sold 6,883 Union and the euro contin-
motor industry”, ARAN said cars. The German manufacturer ued its decline last month.
in a statement. justifies their success with the It fell by 2.2 points in the EU,
Overall, 41.7 percent fewer brand new Audi A4, which a much smaller fall than
cars were sold in February, quickly climbed to the top spot that recorded in January,
translating into a total of 12,685 in the superior middle class seg-
and by 1.8 points in the Euro
units. ment. Audi predicts a slower
area, which in contrast was
Despite these negative fig- year in 2009, but remain posi-
similar to the decline ob-
ures, brands such as BMW and tive and are not expecting huge
served in January.
Audi have been reporting ex- drops in sales.
traordinary sales during current Importer SIVA, a Portuguese The ESIs now stand at
economic crisis. Audi recently company that imports Audi, 61.0 and 65.4 respectively –
announced it had recorded its Volkswagen, Bentley, the lowest levels since the
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6 The News • 7 Mar 2009
Portugal
Indian plight inspires Portuguese
design icon to bring people together
Despite having ties that are deeply
embedded in each other’s history, on an
economic and social level, Portugal and
India failed to develop at the same speed.
As Portugal flourished uniformly at
Europe’s privileged pace, India saw large
pockets of its country and lag behind
wealthier areas, becoming steeped in
poverty and squalor. Humanitarian work in
India is desperately needed in many
regions, as renowned Portuguese interior
designer Maria Raposo told TTTTThhhhheeeee
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0.7% of households owned a car. support to “ten to fifteen differ-
Around forty percent of villages ent projects”, from fully kitting
in India lack access to all-weather out and equipping a young wom-
roads and remain isolated during en’s refuge in Faro, making the
the annual monsoon, meaning garden of an institution for men-
expectant women living in such tally handicapped children and
places often go through a preg- young people wheelchair-
nancy and subsequent birth with- friendly, and providing an HIV
out adequate medical assistance. positive man with dental work.
“One of the hospitals was “The refuge in Faro got in
founded following the infamous touch with us and said that they
Air India crash. An entire family had just been granted a building
was killed in the incident and the to house the young women, who
relatives who received compen- are often neglected, homeless or
sation decided to open a charity- at risk, but they had nothing to
run hospital, which we also help go in it. So I got in touch with some
Maria Raposo seen here during one of her visits to India. maintain”, Maria Raposo elabo- of my contacts, suppliers and
rated on the intriguing history of friends, and together, three
M one of the projects. months later, we had fully fur-
CHARITY GOLF aria Raposo, “All of the doctors and nurses nished and decorated the refuge”.
founder of the are volunteers and receive no Comprising “ten or 12 perma-
i n t e r - pay. Patients are asked to give nent members”, ‘Por Paixão’
nationally what they can, but often they can gathers at Maria’s house every
known, self- give nothing. The hospital started Wednesday to brainstorm new
COMPETITION named interior design brand, has, as a shack but with our help and ideas, often inviting energy-
for the past six years, been that of an American association driven, inspiring individuals to
travelling to Northern India’s it has developed and now, along give talks at their meetings; “ex-
most deprived areas, with a small with other medical support, has traordinary people who bring a
group of Dutch doctors. a specialist eye unit and a mater- new dimension to life”.
Together they raise funds for a nity ward”. “These people, artists, doc-
number of projects they sustain Seeing the changes they have tors, whatever their profession,
in India, aimed at helping the made to hundreds of lives in In- all have a punch and will go that
region’s most vulnerable citizens, dia has inspired Maria Raposo to little bit further for others”, she
Vale da Pinta like children, the sick, mothers- bring charity closer to home. said.
to-be and widows. “People say India is a place Confessedly opposed to
Talking to The Portugal that you either love or hate and straight-forward fund-raising or
by kind permission of the directors
News, Maria Raposo said “Lit- from day one I loved it. I don’t go supporting just one project,
Better-ball Stableford tle things we do here can change a there to stay in a luxury resort or Maria is looking to bring together
Enter in pairs lot over there”. have a holiday; we stay in basic people from all walks of life, with
So far their help has changed accommodation and travel round something to give or the will to
Any combination the way hundreds of people live; some of the poorest places in the help others.
their fundraising helping to equip region all day, checking on our “Lots of people want to help
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rolls up her sleeves and spends a people in places that can open them. It is a privilege to have been
Proceeds in aid of few weeks in Delhi’s poorest ar- doors, and facilitate change and born here [in Portugal] and it is a
eas, checking on the progress of progress for the needy. luxury to have opportunities”.
their projects. ‘Por Paixão’ – literally trans- If you would like to join Maria
Soon, one of the hospital’s lated as ‘For Passion’ – was offi- Raposo’s network, put forward
ALL maternity units will, through cially founded two years ago to ideas, or be part of ‘Por Paixão’,
their fundraising, be equipped offer assistance to all of Portu- contact ([phone], or
with a mobile unit so doctors can gal’s underprivileged, whether an email: [email protected].
visit expectant mothers in remote institution or an individual, not A non-professional photo-
areas. by raising money but by putting graphic exhibition of all types of
ANGLICAN CHURCH
For some, visiting a hospital is them in touch with people “in the pictures is being organised for
almost impossible as public right places”, willing to help for Easter, all contributions are wel-
for more info about the course: www.pestanagolf.com transport is limited, as are road nothing. come.
for more info about All Saints: www.allsaintsalgarve.org networks, and, in 2007, only So far the Association given Carrie-Marie Bratley
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Portugal
Police
officers lack
schooling
A 2006 study calculated that three in four of
Portugal’s GNR and PSP forces did not
complete secondary schooling (12th year),
indicating 75 per cent of Portugal’s security
forces were poorly educated.
Unions have guaranteed that President for the National Quali-
this is an issue they are looking fication Agency (ANQ) said the
to improve, as is the Ministry for objective is to award the same di-
Home Affairs (MAI), via train- plomas, by 2010, to all elements
ing. comprising the GNR and PSP
In 2006 35,000 of Portugal’s forces who did not complete sec-
then 49,000 GNR and PSP offic- ondary schooling.
ers did not have secondary quali- Head of Oporto’s GNR Ter-
fications, though since then the ritorial Command, Lieutenant-
number of officers comprising Coronel Floriano Guimarães said
the two forces with complete these figures are “not a concern”,
secondary education has in- though he did admit the ‘New
creased. Opportunities’ programme
At present 34 per cent of the would offer officers “another di-
PSP’s 22,000 officers have com- mension to their work”.
pleted their 12th year at school, as Through the programme, since
have around 10 per cent of the it was launched, 520 GNR and
GNR’s 45,000 officers. PSP officers have had their pro-
This week, Home Affairs Min- fessional qualifications certified.
ister Rui Pereira awarded 42 At present, around 1,400 PSP
GNR officers 9th and 12th year and GNR officers are enrolled on
diplomas, achieved under a ‘New the programme.
Opportunities’ educational pro-
gramme, which awards individu- Photo top right: Pupils at
als the equivalent of 9th year and Police School during the
12thth year educational qualifica- ceremony to celebrate 42 years
tion through training and work of the institution on 20
experience. January 2009 in Torres Novas.
Maria do Carmo Gomes, Vice- (Photo: Lusa / Paulo Cunha)
Portuguese feel more
unsafe
According to a survey relating to ‘Safety, Data Protection
and Privacy in Portugal’, 60.5 per cent of all individuals
questioned for the study said that citizens’ safety had
worsened in 2008, with 27.4 per cent replying it had
‘worsened considerably’.
These results incorporated 860 questionnaires completed
the third ‘ADT Fire and Secu- between November 10th and
rity Barometer’, which was December 11th 2008, in Lisbon,
released this week in Lisbon Oporto, Faro, Évora, Castelo
and which says the Portuguese Branco, Amadora and Loures.
nation’s expectations for the In brief, the study concluded
next 12 months “are not posi- 35.9 per cent of those ques-
tive, as 61.8 per cent of those tioned said it was on the street
questioned think safety will get where they felt least safe, par-
worse”. Around 44.5 per cent ticularly at night, followed by
of people involved in the study discos and bars, and car parks.
said Portugal was a country that Carjacking worried 33.3 per
they felt was “rather or very cent of the respondents, while
unsafe”. 58.5 per cent said they feared
Produced by PremiValor unemployment had contrib-
Consulting for ADT Fire & Se- uted to the increasing sense of
curity, the study was based on insecurity.
business
8 The News • 7 Mar 2009
Portugal
Taylor’s elected world’s best
Acclaimed wine critic Robert – volume of business, average Regarding Taylor’s, Robert
Parker has elected Taylor’s as points awarded by Robert Parker sampled and assessed
the world’s best winemakers Parker, average price, price per- five different Vintages from
after attributing the 300-year- formance during one year, and 2003 (which he awarded 98
old company an average 97.8 forecasted production (the points), 2000 (98 points), 1997
points out of a hundred for its price multiplied by average (96 points), 1994 (97 points)
last five Vintage port wines. production) – before being and 1992 (100 points – and
Taylor’s was evaluated for ranked on the list, which clas- costs €266 per bottle). This
British magazine The Drinks sifies the world’s best fine wine gave an overall average of 97.8
Business’s ‘Top 100 Fine Wine brands in order of market im- points, which Adrian Bridge,
Power List’, which for the first portance. General Manager of Taylor’s,
time incorporated Vintage Included on the list are prime considered “an achievement in
Champagnes and Ports. wines such as Bordeaux, itself and a reason for pride, not
Competing products are as- Bourgogne, and, for the first just for Taylor’s, but for Port
sessed on five different criteria time, Champagnes and Ports. wines and for Portugal”.
Governments desperate to recoup lost tax
revenue and improve bank regulation
Britain is spearheading moves tions around the world.” refuse cross border co-opera-
to stamp out tax evasion through Brown commented that he was tion”.
Offshore Financial Centres – or “more confident now having Commissioner for Taxation
“tax havens” as are they often talked to world leaders that we are and Customs, László Kovács,
referred to - and is focussing on in a position to take action on this said: “In a globalised world, where
the G20 summit in April to force matter”.He is thought to be tar- tax evaders and fraudsters take
worldwide regulation and trans- geting Switzerland in particular, advantage of the different limita-
parency. although a government paper lay- tions on national tax administra-
The latest drive against tax ing down Britain’s agenda for the tions, efficient cooperation and
havens is fired by the global fi- G20 meeting calls for “consistent mutual assistance between tax
nancial crisis and the fact that regulation in all jurisdictions”. administrations is essential in bet-
governments are losing billions in Brown said that it was time for ter combating tax fraud. Improved
tax revenue, stimulus packages world leaders to hammer out a transparency, based on quick and
and bank bailouts. Latest official “grand bargain” to rebuild the glo- simple information exchange
figures from the UK suggest that bal financial system. He main- mechanisms, is therefore crucial.
Britain’s national debt alone is tained that the world had to act In particular, it is unacceptable
poised to surpass £2.2 trillion. In as one in bank supervision. that bank secrecy in one Member
January, overall tax revenue had Brown is hoping that discus- State can be allowed to constitute
slumped 11% or £6.7bn, over the sions at the G20 will see the im- an obstacle to the correct assess-
year. Petrol and corporation tax plementation of banking regula- ment by the tax authorities of an-
receipts had plummeted 22.5%. tion within months. Greater regu- other Member State of the amount
VAT had plunged by 20% due to latory cross-border co-opera- of taxes due by one of its resident
the reduction in the VAT rate and tion, involving colleges of super- taxpayers.”
diminished consumer spending. visors; controls on “shadow Pulling in lost tax is already a
Income tax take was 7.7% down banks”, such as hedge funds; and priority for the Treasury and a
on the year as unemployment hit reforms to capital requirements huge tax hole due to the economic
1.97 million. were Brown’s priorities. downturn will need filling in the
Here in Europe the authorities European leaders are prepar- future. Given the pressures on
have also pledged billions of ing a united front against tax ha- offshore centres it is surprising
Euros to support their banks. ven abuse at the G7 meeting on that many investors still choose
Back in December, a study by 10th March, ahead of the G20 to keep their investments in
Independent Strategy of London summit in April. German chan- them, when there are perfectly
had calculated that the total cellor Angela Merkel has report- legitimate tax efficient shelters to
spent by that point by the nine edly urged for sanctions to be use. These shelters protect inves-
leading European economies to drawn up to punish tax havens. tors from tax and enable their
shore up banks was $3.36 trillion. New EU directives funds to grow without it.Advice
While governments are cur- The European Commission can be taken from an authorised
rently implementing tax cuts to has adopted two proposals for and experience financial adviser.
help boost economic growth, it new directives aimed at improv- Bill Blevins, Financial Corre-
is very likely that once the ing mutual assistance between spondent
economy has recovered tax will Member States’ tax authorities in Blevins Franks
have to increase to help replen- assessing and recovering taxes. To keep in touch with the lat-
ish Treasury coffers. Looking One of the key elements of the est developments in the offshore
ahead, taxpayers have good rea- proposals is that Member States world, check out the latest news
son to be concerned. would no longer be able to “in- on our website
In the meantime, governments voke bank secrecy in order to www.blevinsfranks.com
will make every effort to increase
their tax take by recouping tax Business climate
from undeclared income and pre-
venting further tax evasion.
indicator declines further
The G20 comprises twenty
finance ministers and central
bank governors from nineteen of The Business Climate In- in February 2009. The drop in
the world’s largest economies dicator (BCI) for the euro the BCI reflects a general
and the European Union. Britain area fell significantly in Feb- deterioration in most of its
is hosting the next meeting and ruary to yet another low, underlying components.
prime minister Gordon Brown is reaching its lowest point Managers’ assessment of
looking to the G20 to support his since January 1985. the current overall order
initiative. US president, Barack It confirms the expectation books and export order
Obama, has already vowed to that the outcome of the year- books is increasingly nega-
crack down on abusive tax ha- on-year industrial produc- tive.
vens. tion growth for January will Managers also reported a
“We want the whole of the world be markedly negative, fol- sharp fall in the production
to take action,” Brown said. lowing on from the sharp fall trend observed in recent
“That will mean action against already recorded in Decem- months, while the stocks of
regulatory and tax havens in ber 2008. finished goods stabilised –
parts of the world which have It also suggests that annual though at a very high level –
escaped the regulatory attention industrial production growth and production expectations
they need. The changes we make will remain clearly negative remained broadly stable.
will have to apply to all jurisdic-
business
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Portugal
All operators push up mobile
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Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 1.2% in February
2009 according to a flash estimate issued by Eurostat. It was 1.1%
in January. Euro area inflation is measured by the Monetary Un-
ion Index of Consumer Prices (MUICP). To compute the MUICP
flash estimates, Eurostat uses early price information relating to TMN, Vodafone and Optimus tariffs have increased 2.5 percent this month, with the telecom giants
the reference month from Member States for which data is avail- saying these steps were necessary due to the current economic situation and the increase in
able as well as early information about energy prices. The flash
products and services provided.
estimation procedure for the MUICP combines historical infor-
mation with partial information on price developments in the most
recent months to give a total index for the Euro area.
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March 1st, increasing prices on calls cost 40.3 cents per minute. turity of the mobile telecommu- Internet browsing prices have
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The European Commission has this week launched an EU-wide cept for the Moche users, a TMN tered their prices on all of their of contracts for products and erators.
campaign to help tackle the gender pay gap. Across the EU subsidiary service created for services except for Yorn Power services with suppliers.” Tariffs had not been changed
economy, women earn on average 17.4 percent less than men. The young people. National calls via Extravaganza and Vita 91 Ex- Optimus also made their since July last year, when prices
simple concept of ‘equal pay for work of equal value’ is at the Mimo TMN plans have increased treme users. A Vodafone spokes- changes on Thursday, informing came down due to IVA dropping
heart of the campaign being launched in the context of Interna- from 25.2 cents to 25.8 cents for man explained these increases customers these updates do not from 21 percent to 20 percent, and
tional Women’s Day on 8 March to raise awareness of the pay the first minute and from 15.1 were “an inevitable decision”, compromise the company’s com- the last time prices were in-
gap, its causes, and how to tackle it. cents to 15.5 cents for the follow- taking into account the “current petitiveness within the Portu- creased was in 2004.
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The Euro area’s (EA16) seasonally-adjusted unemployment
rate was 8.2% in January 2009, compared with 8.1% in Decem-
ber 2008. It was 7.3% in January 2008. The EU27 unemploy-
ment rate was 7.6% in January 2009, compared with 7.5% in De-
cember 2008. It was 6.8% in January 2008. Eurostat estimates
that 18,412 million men and women in the EU27, of which 13,036
million were in the Euro area, were unemployed in January 2009.
Compared with December 2008, the number of persons unem-
ployed increased by 386,000 in the EU27 and by 256,000 in the
Euro area. Compared with January 2008, unemployment went
up by 2,194 million in the EU27 and by 1,641 million in the Euro
area.
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The number of passengers using Portuguese airports reached
28 million during the course of last year, up 2.7 percent in relation
in 2007, the Office of National Statistics (INE) has said this week.
The INE explained that while numbers were up in 2008, the in-
crease reported was not as high as it had been for the period be-
tween 2006 and 2007. The biggest growth in passenger numbers
was recorded at Oporto’s Sá Carneiro Airport, with a rise of 13.7
percent, while Lisbon registered 1.6 percent more passengers in
2008 than in 2007. Faro, meanwhile, said the INE, saw 0.4 per-
cent fewer passengers use its terminal last year compared with
2007.
algarvenews
The Portugal News • 7 Mar 2009
10
The International Community
March for AIDS awareness
Church in Lagos on the move
On March 13th at 15h00 a sponsored ‘March against Ignorance’ is
Due to continued numerical growth in After six years of sharing a build- to take place from Portimão’s Casa Inglesa to the Praia da Rocha
ing with the Portuguese, German
the Church and in order to meet their and Russian congregations in Dona Marina, to promote AIDS prevention
objectives in Lagos, the ICC is moving to Ana, the new premises will now be
larger premises close to the town centre. available for their use every day of The March is part of an on- and all monies raised will go to (website: www.esmtg.pt or
the week, without any time con- going awareness-raising MAPS – Movement for Sup- telephone: [phone]), in
straints. This will enable their work project devised by a group of porting the Problem of AIDS, the municipal sports pavil-
with the children from the Lar, their 12th Year students from in Portimão. ion (Gimnodesportivo de
homeless outreach and other min- Escola Secundária Manuel Enrolment can be done from Portimão), at the Portimão
istries to expand in and around the Teixeira Gomes, in Portimão. March 3rd – March 10th, via any Tourism Bureau or Portimão
town of Lagos. There is a €1 inscription fee of the school’s contact numbers post office.
With effect from this Sunday,
March 8th, their 11am Sunday Algarve receives
Family Service, Tuesday’s WWWWWooooommmmmeeeeennnnn’’’’’sssss WWWWWooooorrrrrlllllddddd
Mums & Tots and all other meet-
ings will take place in the new DDDDDaaaaayyyyy ooooofffff PPPPPrrrrraaaaayyyyyeeeeerrrrr fund boost for elderly
premises. This will be celebrated on
The pastor said “We praise Friday 6th March at the
God for His provision since our Carvoeiro Tennis Club at and disabled
starting as a church six years ago 6.30pm. (not 6pm as previ-
and praise Him for our new ously advertised).
home”. Women from many
For map and other information churches in the Algarve have
The Human Potential Operational
The ICC building is to the left of AliSuper, 5, Travessa de about the ICC please look on their came together to produce the
Santo Amaro, Lagos. web site: www.icc-lagos.org service which has been master- Programme (POPH) seeks to provide
minded by the women of elderly and disabled people with
Writing Sports quiz extravagenza... do Pwaopmuean aNnedw c hiGldurienne aar.e aMll einn-, adequate care centres, whilst also
providing more jobs in the country.
vited to attend to learn and
something funny for money! pray about this Pacific coun-
Workshop try. A free buffet will be pro- Last week, the Algarve was and handicapped people” said
vided afterwards. awarded €16 million, of the €90 Jorge Botelho.
million available for Portugal, to The care centre projects for
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If you have ever wanted On Friday March 13th, Complete Fitness will invest in this programme. both elderly and disabled will be
to write your memoirs, a be celebrating Red Nose Day 2009 by The Jewish Community of According to the director of put up for tender and final plans
short story or a block- raising cash for Comic Relief. Algarve will be celebrating the Regional Social Security must be submitted no later than
buster novel get started by Purim, one of the most joyous Centre, 85 percent of the com- April 20th.
attending the next Crea- Complete Fitness will send a and help Complete Fitness sup- festivals in the Jewish calen- munity funds are already avail- José Apolinário, Faro Mayor,
tive Writing Workshop Sports Quiz via email to their port Comic Relief transform lives dar with a tea party on Sunday able, with €8.7 million to be al- underlined the importance of
with Jenny Grainer to be whole database and for every across Africa and the UK. 8th March 2009. located to the elderly care cen- these sorts of investments;
held at the Hotel Garbe, quiz returned with the right an- Peter Roberts, owner ad direc- This festival commemo- tres and €4.7 million for the disa- pointing out the fact that these
Armação de Pêra on Satur- swers, Complete Fitness will tor of Complete Fitness, says, "It rates events in Persia under bled. “It is a chance for the Al- new centres will generate more
day 14th and Sunday 15th donate €0.50 to charity. is in hard times like these that you King Ahasuerus when Prime garve to end long lasting deficien- jobs, at a time when unemploy-
March. The sponsored quiz is open to have to thank your lucky stars Minister Hamman planed to cies in infrastructures for elderly ment in the region is soaring.
Please phone Jenny for everyone. more than ever. This is a worthy kill all Jews in the country. His
more details on 282 381 If you would like to receive cause and I'm happy to give it a plans were thwarted when Drug dealer arrested
201 or 963 518 184. You the quiz, you can request it at go for Red Nose Day 2009”. Mordechai, through Queen
won’t regret it. [email protected] For more information call Esther intercededs and saves
Chelo Sanches on 917 892 952, his people. in Loulé
Algoz Antiques & Decoration www.completefitness.eu or For further information
email: info.completefitness@ contact Ralf Pinto. Tel: 282
gmail.com 416 710 Fax [phone].
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antiques to sell distribution and now, after eration, in cooperation with
Please contact 282 574 158 • 967 044 773 questioning, has to report to Loulé GNR, who is thought
the police station on a daily to be involved in the drug
basis. dealing scheme.
direct
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All Saint’s Anglican Church can arrange d ccccclllllooooottttthhhhhiiiiinnnnnggggg iiiiinnnnn
your Wedding or Marriage Blessing in a EEEEEuuuuurrrrrooooopppppeeeee,,,,, aaaaattttt
superb, if not idyllic setting. We also have special r uuuuunnnnnbbbbbeeeeeaaaaatttttaaaaabbbbbllllleeeee
arrangements with a Wedding Planner who can offer superb ppppprrrrriiiiiccccceeeeesssss.....
locations for your Wedding or Blessing Ceremony and a
celebration, which include a beach setting, beautiful gardens
(weather permitting), a Pavilion or Marquee for larger g
groups. Plus other arrangements including transport,
accommodation, catering, photography.
SALE
ALL For more information NOW ON shoes for
please call up to men and
351 282 380 311 50% off women
or go to
www.allsaintsalgarve.org Monday - Friday: 10am - 6pm
Saturdays: 10am - 4pm
A N G L I C A N C H U R C H
Rua Direita, Praia da Luz(parking available behind the Store on
Rua do Ramalhete) Call282 788 630 or www.gardeurdirect.com