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Cabo Verde tax plan could reduce magistrates’ income

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Elisa Mendes, president of the Public Prosecutors’ Union of Magistrates of Cabo Verde, fears that planned tax changes to their allowances will reduce their income. The measure is included in the 2027 state budget bill, currently being examined by Parliament, and concerns housing and exclusivity allowances, among others, reports Expresso das Ilhas.

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