Senator Rogério Marinho claims to have spoken with Pacheco about the topic; President of the Senate would have agreed the date with Haddad
The leader of the opposition in the Senate, Rogério Marinho (PL-RN), said this Monday (5.Feb.2024) that the government's final decision on the provisional measure for the gradual re-encumbrance (resumption of tax collection) of 17 sectors of the economy should be announced after the Carnival holiday .
In an interview with the program Roda Vivafrom the TV CulturaMarinho stated that he had spoken with the president of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG), on the topic. He would have agreed with the minister Fernando Haddad (Farm) the date for a final opinion.
“Soon after carnival the government would take action”said the senator.
A MP (provisional measure) 1,202 of 2023 deals with the re-encumbrance of 17 sectors of the economy. Limits the offset of tax credits obtained by companies through a court decision.
It also extinguishes until 2025 the tax benefits granted to event promotion companies via Perse (Emergency Program for the Resumption of the Events Sector).
The measure was published on December 29, 2023 and expires on April 1, 2024. Read the complete of the text (PDF – 100 kB).
In addition to discussions about the MP, the senators would also have talked about reducing the Social Security rate for municipalities with up to 142,632 inhabitants. An ultimatum on this proposal should also come out after Carnival, said the opposition leader.
Marinho met with President Pacheco on January 31 to discuss the priority agendas for 2024. In addition to the MP for the re-encumbrance, strengthening the Legislature will also be the topic of the votes.
On December 14, 2023, Congress overrode the president's veto Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) to relief (exemption or reduction of taxes) from the payroll.
With more taxes, the government hoped to collect more and improve the results of public accounts. The overthrow means that the government has to rearrange spending in the Budget to accommodate the frustration of revenue.
The exemption project established a reduction in the social security rate that will be valid until 2027. It reduces the social security contribution rate on municipalities' payrolls from 20% to 8%. The measure benefits 5,366 cities, according to the CNM (National Confederation of Municipalities).
Haddad has already said that the fiscal impact of the exemption will be R$12.26 billion in 2024. The number does not consider the loss of revenue with the reduction in the municipalities' social security contribution rate.
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