The Portuguese Government announced yesterday the draft state budget for 2014 proposing the creation of an extraordinary contribution applicable to economic operators in the energy sector that develop the following activities: i) generation, transmission or distribution of electricity; ii) transport, distribution, storage or wholesale supply of natural gas; iii) refining, treatment, storage, transportation, distribution and wholesale supply of crude oil and oil products.

The Portuguese Government announced yesterday the draft state budget for 2014 proposing the creation of an extraordinary contribution applicable to economic operators in the energy sector that develop the following activities: i) generation, transmission or distribution of electricity; ii) transport, distribution, storage or wholesale supply of natural gas; iii) refining, treatment, storage, transportation, distribution and wholesale supply of crude oil and oil products.

The Portuguese Government, acting through the Ministry of Economy and Employment, has announced today a set of measures for the power sector, which mostly provide for two changes of immediate effects with economic and financial impact in the EDP Group.