Filipe Sousa, a deputy for the Juntos Pelo Povo (JPP) party, received affirmative answers from the government to two questions put to the Minister of Justice during the detailed discussion of the 2027 State Budget.
The first concerned the fee schedule of the Access to Law and Courts System, revised in 2025. Despite the revision, some lawyers now receive less for certain acts and proceedings. The second addressed a long-standing demand: letting lawyers freely choose between the lawyers' and solicitors' pension fund (CPAS) and the general social security scheme.
Sousa said the JPP will submit amendments to the 2027 State Budget to give legislative effect to both matters.