The €8 million spent by the parties on “personnel” expenses is, however, the lowest figure in the last decade. The highest amount was recorded in 2011, when €9.7 million was spent. In total, during the last 10 years (between 2011 and 2021), €98.6 million were spent.

In 2021, the PCP was the political party with the highest expenditure, having spent 2.6 million euros on its more than 300 employees (“including active retirees, whose number has increased”), according to the party’s information sent to DN. The party led by Jerónimo de Sousa is followed by the PSD with 2 million, the PS with 1.8 million and the Bloco de Esquerda (583 thousand euros). This is followed by the CDS, which in the previous legislature had parliamentary representation, with 480 thousand euros, the PAN (almost 260 thousand euros), the Liberal Initiative (160 thousand), Chega (more than 100 thousand) and Livre (71 thousand euros).