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Ordinance No. 518/2026 increases financial support to compensate for non-recoverable VAT for social institutions and expands the scope to include projects of the Regional Health Service funded by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR).
The Regional Government of Madeira has approved an increase and expansion of the extraordinary financial support scheme intended to compensate for Value Added Tax (VAT) borne by private social solidarity institutions (IPSS) and equivalent entities. The change was published through Ordinance No. 518/2026, of September 4.
This decree amends Ordinance No. 428/2026, which initially authorized a maximum global amount of 4 million euros to support non-recoverable VAT within projects financed by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), specifically in the investment "Strengthening Social Responses".
The main changes introduced are:
The ordinance takes immediate effect, aiming to ensure the necessary financial support for the execution of PRR projects in the social and health areas, mitigating the impact of non-recoverable VAT for these entities.
The Madeira Regional Government has amended the unit rates of the Tax on Petroleum and Energy Products (ISP), effective from September 14, 2026.
A joint ordinance from the regional secretariats of Finance and Equipment authorizes the budgetary redistribution of 19,800 euros to cover services for monitoring a court case related to the embargo of the Ponte Nova construction project.
The Regional Government Council approved an extraordinary financial support of 5 million euros to cover the non-deductible VAT borne by entities executing projects under the Recovery and Resilience Plan.