Simone Tebet: Payroll tax exemption should be extended until employment reform.
"As long as the employment reform doesn't happen, there will be no reintroduction of taxes on these 17 sectors that are currently exempt," said the Minister of Planning and Budget.
247 - The Minister of Planning and Budget, Simone Tebet, defended this Thursday (13) that the payroll tax exemption should continue to be valid in the country. The measure is the The replacement of social security contributions on payroll with contributions based on the company's gross revenue currently benefits 17 sectors of the economy.
According to the head of the department, it is necessary to have a labor reform in Brazil before re-imposing taxes on sectors that benefit from payroll tax exemptions. "As long as the labor reform doesn't happen, there will be no re-imposition of taxes on these 17 sectors that are currently exempt from payroll taxes due to the number of jobs they generate," said Tebet during an event promoted by the city hall of Araraquara (SP).
The minister gave her statement in a context of positive market expectations for the federal government. One of the reasons was the presentation of... new tax rules announced last month by the Ministry of Finance, headed by Fernando Haddad.
One of the aspects of Lula's government's fiscal program is to give the State a greater role in managing the economy. The president of Brazilian Association of Infrastructure and Basic Industries (Abdib)Venilton Tadini stated that "the State's involvement in the coordination of public policies is a fantastic recovery that is being made."
For the third day in a row, the dollar fell, closing this Thursday (13) below R$ 5 (R$ 4,926).