cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/946773
I’m sorry if this is the wrong place for this (as this seems to be a Portuguese language only community), but Portugal is trailing behind with only 3.5% of the 14.805 Portuguese signatures necessary. If there is a place better for this feel free to pint me to it (or crosspost it there yourself)
If the petition reaches 1 million signatures, the European Commission is legally required to at least introduce it as a proposed law.
Did you ever stop to think why that is? Hint: anyone who can afford to buy/rent a 1 bedroom flat in a Portuguese city is considered by the govt “rich” and then income taxed to death. Enjoy your reality check.
Yep, in Portugal you hit 37% tax bracket at just €27,000 and 45% at around €50,000. These salaries definitely do not make you rich, but they make you owe a ton of taxes!
Yeah and then a 1 bedroom flat will cost you around 1200€/month. So… it’s no longer about being rich but about being able to afford housing and food on a 27k salary.
I guess this was your source: https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/portugal/individual/taxes-on-personal-income
It’s a good read for all non-Portuguese people and also because there’s already an extra tax for the ultra-rich:
I was reading gov.pt but this is better for Lemmy since it’s in English. And yea I agree. I also don’t think €80.000 is “ultra rich” by any means lol, especially with our taxes you wouldn’t be living a luxurious life in Lisbon with that nowadays. 250k+ it makes sense.