Primeiro-Ministro Luís Montenegro will use the parliamentary debate on the 2027 State Budget, currently underway, to address the recent series of protests that have gained public attention.
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Mário Centeno proposed that developers be required to dedicate 20% to 25% of all new housing projects to affordable housing as a condition for licensing. He also criticized the government's recent IRS tax cut announcement, arguing that only 400 million euros of the 1.4 billion euros in tax retention savings are actual tax rate reductions, with the remainder likely to be reclaimed by the state in future liquidations.
A weekly poll by Pitagórica shows the Socialist Party (PS) leading with 29.4% of voting intentions, followed by Chega at 27.9% and the AD coalition at 21.6%. The survey also indicates that José Luís Carneiro has overtaken Luís Montenegro as the preferred candidate for Prime Minister, while 60% of respondents now disapprove of the Government's performance.
Participants in the 'Acampada de Lisboa' movement voted to bring tents to a protest scheduled for Tuesday 27 October in front of the Assembleia da República. The demonstration is organised by the 'Casa para Viver' platform to protest the 2027 State Budget and demand accountability for recent police actions; whether protesters will stay overnight remains an open question to be decided on-site.