Senate President meets with government leaders this Tuesday to discuss the Tax Re-implementation Bill.

247 - The president of the National Congress, Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG), scheduled a meeting this Tuesday (9) with leaders of the Chamber and the Senate to deliberate on the tax increase proposed by the federal government, aimed at raising revenue: the MP of Reoneração.

At the end of December, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) issued a provisional measure (MP) aimed at the gradual reintroduction of payroll taxes for 17 sectors of the economy. This occurred after the National Congress, throughout 2023, approved a law that extended the tax exemption for these sectors until 2027. However, Lula vetoed the provision, and Congress overturned the veto.

Although the provisional measure has been in effect since its publication, Congress must analyze the text within 120 days from February, after the end of the parliamentary recess, it highlights... Metropolis.

Pacheco, even with the pause in Congressional activities, took advantage of the events in repudiation of the January 8 attacks, which marked their one-year anniversary this week, to meet with leaders and begin the debate.

According to the report, the path ahead does not seem easy. The Parliamentary Front for Entrepreneurship (FPE) has positioned itself against the reintroduction of payroll taxes, even gradually, and has sent a request to Pacheco for the return of the provisional measure. Federal deputy Joaquim Passarinho (PL-PA), president of the FPE, described the government's action as an "affront to the Legislative branch," highlighting the vote and overturning of the veto by a large majority, representing the legislative will.

Nine parliamentary fronts signed a document requesting the return of the Provisional Measure, including the Trade and Services Front, the Agriculture Front, the Free Market Front, the Competitive Brazil Front, the Electrical and Electronic Industry Development Front, the Women Entrepreneurs Front, the Brazilian Accounting Front, and the Machinery and Equipment Industry Front.

This meeting becomes crucial for the government given the disagreements, representing another step in the attempt to harmonize relations with the Legislative branch through effective coordination with Congress. This task is at the top of President Lula's priority list for 2024, even amidst the political agendas of a municipal election year.