Overdue payments from public entities totalled 617.5 million euros as of 30 September, a decrease of 384.6 million euros compared to the previous month. The reduction was driven primarily by the healthcare sector, which accounted for 364.9 million euros of the drop.
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The Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) has reached a total of 15.669 billion euros in payments, representing 72% of approved funds. The government has announced a 'surgical' phase for projects nearing their deadlines, offering to amend contracts to allow completion by 31 December 2027 while guaranteeing current funding levels, provided beneficiaries commit to this new timeline.
The Technical Budget Support Unit (UTAO) has expressed skepticism regarding the government's 2027 State Budget, specifically citing a lack of evidence for an expected 300 million euro revenue gain from anti-fuel fraud measures. UTAO notes that the current proposal lacks the detailed mechanisms to support this estimate, creating a significant risk of revenue underperformance.
The national government has allocated 1.25 million euros to the Azores and 250,000 euros to Madeira to help agricultural and forestry sectors cope with production costs from July to December 2026. This extends the existing support scheme that provides a 10-cent-per-litre subsidy on 'gasóleo colorido e marcado' (coloured and marked diesel) to these regions. The regional governments must now define the specific distribution criteria and control mechanisms to comply with state-aid rules before receiving the funds from the national Treasury.