What happened
JM published the proposal on 17 October 2026. Chega will table an amendment to the 2027 state budget, prepared with its Madeira structure and the party's Madeiran member of parliament, Francisco Gomes. The report says the draft budget sets a reference existence minimum of €13,580 a year, equal to 14 national minimum wages of €970. Madeira and the Azores pay higher regional minimum wages. The amendment would change article 70 of the IRS code so that, in both regions, the reference cannot be lower than 14 times that region's minimum wage, and so that a person whose only income is dependent work up to that amount pays no IRS. Gomes says the reference would then follow later updates to the regional minimum without a fresh change to the code each year.
What it means for you
This is a proposal for the 2027 budget, not a change that is in force. Someone on the national minimum wage is the comparison the party is drawing. Related guide: Digital nomad life in Madeira: visa, internet, and routine.
Sources
Publication times are the times on the source items, in Europe/Lisbon.
- JM Madeira, 2026-10-17 14:26 — Chega avança com proposta para garantir isenção de IRS aos madeirenses com salário mínimo regional
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