The Government wants to end tax benefits for professional footballers. Jornal de Negócios affirms that the next State Budget will limit access to the “Regressar” program.
Angel Di María, Nicolas Otamendi, Pepe, João Mário, João Moutinho and Quaresma are examples of players who benefited from the “Regressar” program, a program that the Government created a few years ago to attract Portuguese and other citizens residing in Portugal who have They emigrated, creating tax benefits upon their eventual return to the country.
There were no exceptions, not even for high salaries. Football players, for example, only paid half of their income to the IRS.
Now, and according to Jornal de Negócios, with the changes planned in the State Budget proposal for 2024, the “Regressar” program will only cover a maximum ceiling of 250 thousand euros per year, that is, it will no longer be attractive for players who They have already been to Portugal and want to return.
Several big-name players have returned in recent years. Now, from a tax point of view, it will be less interesting for athletes to return to Portugal.
Source: TSF
