PT2030 Development Line – Guarantees
Global Amount
€1.000.000.000
Purpose
Technical guarantees to support companies with projects approved for incentives by the Managing Authorities or Regional Programmes of the mainland, under the Portugal 2030 Programmes (PT2030), allowing advance payment of up to 40% of the approved incentive, at no cost to the companies.
Beneficiaries
Companies with operations approved under the following Portugal 2030 Incentive Systems:
- Business Competitiveness Incentive System;
- Research and Development Incentive System;
- Territorial-Based Incentive System, with eligible CAE;
- Climate and Energy Transition Incentive System.
- That carry out activities in mainland territory, with eligible CAE;
- That have their status regularised with the Tax Authority, Social Security, Banking System, and other public entities responsible for supporting companies;
- And that comply with the requirements defined in the Disclosure Document available for consultation and download at the bottom of this page.
How to apply
Stages of a project approved with PT2030 support
Companies may request the granting of a Technical Guarantee from a Mutual Guarantee Society (SGM).
Main Characteristics
| Type of Operations | Technical guarantees provided in favor of companies with projects approved by the Management Authorities or Regional Programmes of mainland Portugal under PT2030. |
| Maximum Guarantee Amount per Company |
In both cases, subject to a maximum limit of €1.5 million (provided that the single-company limit of €2.25 million is respected, as established in point b) of paragraph 6 of article 1 of the De Minimis Regulation). |
| Guarantee Term | Up to 36 months from the date of payment of the advance, or until December 31, 2029, whichever occurs first. |
| Guarantee Percentage | 100% |
| Guarantee Fee | Possibility of full subsidy (subject to available State aid limits). |
| Fees, Charges, and Costs | Custody fees for securities are exempt when the securities account is used exclusively to hold shares of the SGM. |
| Membership in Mutualism | Beneficiary companies of operations with a guarantee issued by the SGM under this Line must acquire, by the date the guarantee is provided, shares of the SGM—thus joining the mutual guarantee system—amounting to up to 2% of the guarantee value. These shares may later be sold back to the SGM, or to an entity it designates, at nominal value, once legal requirements are met and after the guarantee term ends. |
| State Aid Regime | Support granted under the EU De Minimis Aid Scheme. |
Legal Notice:
The information provided herein is for promotional purposes only and does not replace consultation of the legally required pre-contractual, contractual, and protocol information, nor does it substitute the full reading of the documentation applicable to each financing instrument.
The conditions presented are merely indicative and may be adjusted in accordance with regulatory, legal, or operational developments.
The contracting of any financing, guarantee, or equity instrument is subject to eligibility verification, risk assessment, approval by the entities involved, and the specific conditions defined for each operation.