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The Regional Government has authorized the allocation, between 2026 and 2031, of costs for a lease intended to house public services in Marina Forum, Funchal. The total amount is €210,000, exempt from VAT.
The Regional Government has authorized the allocation of budget costs for a non-residential lease intended to house public services in a commercial office unit at Marina Forum, in the parish of Sé, Funchal.
The authorization is set out in Ordinance No. 596/2026 of 20 October, signed by the Regional Secretary for Finance, Duarte Nuno Nunes de Freitas. The premises are on the second floor of the building known as Marina Forum, at Rua Cónego Jerónimo Dias Leite and Praça do Infante. The unit is registered in the property tax register under article 1367-AE and recorded at the Funchal Land Registry under number 185/19910423-AE, Sé.
The total amount is €210,000, exempt from VAT under paragraph 29 of Article 6 of the VAT Code. The costs are allocated as follows:
The ordinance provides that annual amounts may be increased by any balance carried over from the previous year, and that the fixed amounts may be supplemented by rent increases provided for by law. The 2026 expenditure was included in that year's regional budget proposal; funding for 2027 and subsequent years will be included in the respective budget proposals.
The ordinance enters into force on the day after publication and takes effect from 1 October 2026.
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