The Madeira Legislative Assembly has approved a resolution recommending that the Portuguese Government include specific principles for the Autonomous Regions in the revision of the Local Finance Law.
The Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of Madeira approved, in a plenary session on July 10, Resolution No. 28/2026/M, which formally recommends that the Portuguese Government adopt specific measures for the Autonomous Regions in the revision of the Local Finance Law.
The document underlines that Madeiran municipalities face structural constraints such as insularity, the double insularity of Porto Santo, territorial fragmentation, and ultra-peripherality, which generate additional costs in the exercise of their functions. The resolution criticizes the fact that the increase in powers transferred to municipalities has not been accompanied by corresponding financial means, creating imbalances.
To correct this situation, the Legislative Assembly recommends that the Portuguese Government, in revising the law, enshrine the following points:
The resolution argues that equality of opportunity between territories requires differentiated treatment when starting conditions are structurally unequal, a principle recognized by European law for outermost regions.
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