The Minister of State and Finance, Joaquim Miranda Sarmento, will be heard in parliament today, marking the beginning of the general discussion of the proposed State Budget for 2027 (OE2027).
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23/10/2026
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O minister of State and Finance, Joaquim Miranda Sarmento, will today be heard in parliament, at a hearing that marks the start of the assessment process in general of the proposal for a State Budget for 2027 (OE2027).
Members of the Budget, Finance and Public Administration Committee (COFAP) will question the minister regarding the document that the Government delivered to the Assembly of the Republic on October 8.
The OE2027 proposal, the third delivered by the Government of Luís Montenegro, foresees an economic growth of 2.3% this year and 2.1% in 2027 and balanced accounts this year and a surplus of 0.1% in 2027.
The general discussion begins with this hearing, scheduled for 10:00 a.m, following a hearing of the Minister of Labor, Solidarity and Social Security, Rosario Palma Ramalho, on the afternoon of Monday, October 26.
The budget proposal will be discussed and voted on in general between 27 and 28 October and has already been approved, after the PS has announced the abstention in this vote.
After approval in general, the document follows for the assessment in the specialty, with the hearings to the various ministers and entities beginning on 29 October and extending until 6 November, the day on which the Labour Minister is scheduled to be heard at 09:00 and the Minister of Finance at 15:00.
November 6th also marks the end of the deadline for the party amendments, which intend to introduce changes to the document delivered by the government and which in recent years have set records, with about 2,000 initiatives.
After the hearings, Parliament will prepare the scripts for the voting marathon, which starts on November 18th and culminates in the overall final vote on November 24th.