Cid joins Perillo's crusade for a 12% ICMS (tax on the circulation of goods and services).
The Governor of Goiás has been touring emerging states defending the tax rate for interstate transactions, a proposal included in a supplementary bill developed in partnership with the Brazilian Association for Sustainable Regional Development (Adial Brasil); "Ceará is also in this fight," said Cid; the project has three main points: it ends the unanimity requirement for the approval of resolutions in the Confaz (National Council of Finance Secretaries), it regulates rules for granting tax incentives based on the GDP of each state (the lower the GDP, the greater the incentive), and it validates incentives already granted.
Goiás247_ The governor of Ceará, Cid Gomes, told Governor Marconi Perillo in Fortaleza that he supports the proposal to maintain the ICMS (Value-Added Tax) rate at 12% for interstate transactions, included in the Complementary Law Project (PLC) developed in partnership with the Brazilian Association for Sustainable Regional Development (Adial Brasil). "The project is perfect, and you can count on me. Ceará is also in this fight," said Cid, referring to the PLC's proposals, during a meeting at his residence in the Meireles neighborhood.
In addition to Ceará, the governor from the PSDB party has already secured the support of Maranhão, Pernambuco, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Tocantins, and Sergipe. Perillo will visit the states of Alagoas, Santa Catarina, and Espírito Santo in the coming days.
According to businessman Nelson Melo, advisor to Adial Brasil and participant in the meeting, the proposed law (PLC) under discussion establishes three basic lines in the legislation: the first creates a mechanism to change the voting process in the National Council of Finance Policy (Confaz), ending the unanimity requirement for the approval of any resolution; the second regulates and disciplines the rules for states to grant tax incentives, based on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), that is, it establishes that the state with the higher GDP should grant a smaller incentive and the state with the lower GDP should have the larger incentive; the third validates the tax incentives already granted.
“We are living through a crucial moment for the future of Goiás and all developing Brazilian states, perhaps the most decisive moment in our recent history,” observed Governor Marconi Perillo, adding that the path to a more promising future for these states, which are struggling to regulate legislation that guarantees greater competitiveness with the more developed states that also used incentives in the past to attract new companies, will depend on this mobilization.
Nelson Melo gave a positive assessment of the results achieved so far in this campaign, which has already garnered the support of the governors of Tocantins, Pernambuco, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, and Mato Grosso do Sul. According to him, the visit to Cid Gomes was very fruitful because the governor of Ceará already understands the nature of the request, having even defended this idea before President Dilma Rousseff. Nelson stated that, in addition to supporting the proposals that create a platform for directing new incentives, Cid committed to the fight and supported the initiative to hold a meeting of all interested governors to address this issue with the federal government and the National Congress.