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The financial support that subsidizes the VAT on projects under the Recovery and Resilience Plan now also covers investment in the Regional Health Service, with the total amount increased to over 5.3 million euros.
The Regional Government Council approved a significant extension of the financial support intended to subsidize the Value Added Tax (VAT) borne by projects under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) in Madeira. The measure aims to alleviate the tax burden on entities executing critical public investments.
Through Regional Government Council Resolution No. 863/2026, the so-called "PRR-RAM VAT Support" was extended beyond investment in strengthening social responses, now also covering eligible expenses incurred under Investment C01-i05-RAM - "Strengthening the Regional Health Service of the Autonomous Region of Madeira".
With this change, the total maximum authorized amount for the support has been increased, now amounting to €5,384,038.00 (five million, three hundred and eighty-four thousand, thirty-eight euros). Of this total, a specific allocation of up to €384,038.00 is earmarked for subsidizing the VAT on the health investment.
The budgetary distribution for the upcoming fiscal years was defined as follows:
The execution of the support involves several regional entities. The Institute of Health Administration, IP-RAM is responsible for verifying and validating the eligibility of expenses and the associated VAT for the health investment. However, the processing and payment of the financial support to the beneficiary entities will be ensured by the Regional Secretariat for Inclusion, Labor and Youth.
The detailed regulation of the conditions for granting this support will be done through a joint ordinance by the Regional Secretaries for Finance, Health and Civil Protection, and Inclusion, Labor and Youth.
An exceptional regime has been published to help social solidarity institutions and equivalent entities bear the cost of non-recoverable VAT on projects funded by the Recovery and Resilience Plan.
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 Madeira Regional Government has amended the unit rates of the Tax on Petroleum and Energy Products (ISP), effective from September 14, 2026.