City Councils receive annually 5% IRS revenues paid by taxpayers in your municipality. This year, next to 200 city ​​councils will return a percentage or all of this value to its inhabitants.
In the district of Beja there is no municipality that returns the maximum rate of 5%, There are two, Moura and Ourique who return 2,5% and six, Beja, Serpa, Vidigueira, Aljustrel, Ferreira do Alentejo e Cuba, that do not return any amount to the citizens.
This year, 200 the 308 city ​​councils in the country have decided that they will return at least part of that value to its inhabitants. In 43 counties, The totality of this participation will be returned, in other words, the 5 percent.
According to the State Budget for 2025, About taxpayers will be returned to taxpayers 557,8 Millions of euros in revenues of this IRS participation. That is why, If your municipality is one of those who decided to return part of their IRS recipes, When you receive the IRS Settlement Note, Look for this value in the field “Municipal benefit”.
How much returns each municipality:
0%- Beja, Serpa, Vidigueira, Aljustrel, Ferreira do Alentejo e Cuba
1%- Alvito, Castro Verde and Almodôvar
1,5%- Odemira
2%- Canyons, Mértola
2,5%- Moura and Ourique
Under the law, participation is communicated electronically by the respective City Council to the Tax Authority, to 31 December of the previous year. If there is no deliberation or communication, the municipality is entitled to a participation of 5% of the IRS of its citizens.
Source: Deco
