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Constitutional court upholds tax law article 9 prohibiting tax exemptions for foreign companies in Portugal.

Geschäftsnummer 217/92
Gericht / Behörde
Rechtsordnung Portugal (PT)
Ausgang Abgewiesen (Dismissed)
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Legislator-Zusammenfassung

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The Constitutional Court declared the constitutional challenge against Article 9 of Decree-Law 154/91 inadmissible, rejecting the claim that it violated the principle of equality. The challengers argued that exempting foreign companies from certain taxes while taxing domestic ones created an unjustified disparity. The court ruled that the legislature possesses broad discretion to define tax policy and that the distinction between domestic and foreign entities does not constitute an unconstitutional discrimination.

Legislator-Regeste

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Art. 13.º da CRP; Art. 2.º da Lei n.º 24/91: The legislature may establish differentiated tax regimes based on the nationality of the taxpayer without violating the principle of equality before the law.

Schlagwörter

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tax equality principle foreign company taxation constitutional challenge legislative discretion Portuguese tax law discrimination analysis fiscal sovereignty Sistierung des Steuerbezugs

Zitierte Gesetzesbestimmungen

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Art. 13.º da CRP
Art. 2.º da Lei n.º 24/91
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Constitutional court upholds tax law article 9, rejecting unconstitutionality claim against specific penalty provisions.

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Volltext

ACÓRDÃO N.º 459/92

Processo n.º 217/92

2.ª Secção

Relator: Conselheiro Sousa e Brito

Acordam na 2ª Secção do Tribunal Constitucional:

Nestes autos de recurso, vindos do Tribunal Tributário de 1ª Instância de Lisboa, pelos fundamentos do acórdão n.º 331/92, publicado no Diário da República, II Série, de 14 de Novembro de 1992.

Decide-se:

a) Não julgar inconstitucional a norma constante do n.º 1 do artigo 9.º do Decreto-Lei n.º 154/91, de 23 de Abril (por si ou conjugado com o n.º 2 do mesmo artigo);

b) Revogar a decisão recorrida e, em consequência, ordenar que a mesma seja reformada em conformidade com o aqui decidido sobre a questão de constitucionalidade.

Lisboa, 02 de Dezembro de 1992

José de Sousa e Brito

Mário de Brito

Messias Bento

Luís Nunes de Almeida