Senate approves fuel stabilization fund and gasoline subsidy.
The matter returns to the Chamber of Deputies. The benefit can only be paid to app drivers and motorcyclists after the elections.
Metropolis - The plenary of the Federal Senate approved, this Thursday (March 10), by 61 votes to eight, Bill No. 1.472/2021, which creates the Fuel Price Stabilization Account and a gasoline subsidy of up to R$ 300 per month for app drivers and taxi drivers. The matter now goes to the Chamber of Deputies for analysis.
According to the report by Senator Jean Paul Prates (PT-RN), this is an "emergency aid to mitigate the extraordinary impacts on final consumer gasoline prices." The report also states that the aid will be limited to R$ 3 billion and will prioritize beneficiaries of the Auxílio Brasil program. However, it can only be paid after the October elections.
According to the project, the account for the prices of petroleum-derived fuels must be covered by resources originating from export taxes and price variations in relation to the band, with no other budgetary source of funds being permitted.
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