Over the past year, workers in the region contributed an additional 46 million euros more in social security payments than they did in 2021.
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Continente Supermarket has set an innovative and far-sighted goal - they want to be self-sufficient in Regional vegetables by 2025.
"Wine lodges need to start paying their farmers a sensible price for their crops," said Humberto Vasconcelos, the Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development this afternoon.
Madeirans now pay 20% more in grocery bills compared to the same time last year.
PS-Madeira leader, Sérgio Gonçalves, accompanied by Rui Caetano and Gonçalo Aguiar visited the Madeira Pavilion at the Lisbon Tourism Exchange (BTL).
The Porto Santo Line experienced another mechanical failure today, the second so far in less than a month since it returned from its annual service.
Yesterday Luís Miguel de Sousa came under cross-examination about the Sousa's lack of performance with regard to the inter-island ferry (Tenerife-Madeira-Mainland), whose service was suspended after two years as the Sousa group deemed it unprofitable, and needed compensatory compensation to keep it running.
Groundforce workers will be on full strike on Friday (3rd) and Saturday (4th), and with Sunday also possibly being affected confirm unions STAMA and STTAMP.
The Court of Auditors (TdC) today recommended to the Regional Government and the Madeira Electricity Company (EEM) to take concrete and global actions to safeguard the investment made in EEM-Biotechnology, after detecting several irregularities and high annual losses in this venture.
From Monday the 6th of March, visitors to the Cabo Girão will be required to pay an entrance fee. However, access is free for Madeirans and Port-Santenses provided they register on the Platform SIMplifica, for their ‘residence card.’ “All current users of SIMplifica with an active residence certificate – necessary…
"There's only one reason there's no ferry: people don't want to walk." Retorted Luís Miguel de Sousa to PCP leader, Ricardo Lume at today's meeting. The 'boss' of the Sousa Group recalls that "the Regional Government invested three million euros for 12 trips and only 5,000 people booked tickets. "
Miguel Albuquerque believes that by the end of this year, Madeira will be able to offer direct flights to and from Toronto.
The President of PS-Madeira today lamented the difficulties in accessing affordable housing in the Region, criticising the Regional Government for not implementing measures capable of responding to this problem.
According to data released by the National Institute of Statistics (INE), in January 2023, the median bank valuation value of housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira (RAM) stood at 1,502 euros/m2, an increase of 1.0% compared to the previous month and +16.1% compared to the same month of the previous year. This value constitutes a new maximum of property values.
The ruling of the Administrative and Fiscal Court of Funchal, which requires the Airport to pay IMI to the Chamber of Santa Cruz, will be challenged by the Regional Government, with the challenge being made after the final appeal date.