The Income Tax Reform Project (IR), which exempts taxpayers with a monthly income of up to R $ 5,000, should undergo significant changes in the House of Representatives. The rapporteur of the proposal, Deputy Arthur Lira (PP-AL), already articulates the rescue of excerpts from a previous project approved by the House in 2021, during his presidency, which was eventually locked in the Senate. The information is from the newspaper The globe.
The rapporteur’s plan is to incorporate into the new text devices that create a 15% rate on profits and dividends, as provided for in the proposal prepared at the time by former Economy Minister Paulo Guedes.
“We are finding this way, building together. I think we will have good news to disclose briefly,” said the minister.
The taxation, however, does not reach Simples Nacional companies or opting presumed profit that earns up to R $ 4.8 million per year. In addition, profits of up to R $ 20,000 monthly distributed in small businesses or among members of the same economic group would remain exempt.
Negotiation and Changes in Study
Lira should meet with the Chamber Technical Group on Tuesday (8) to discuss the paths of the proposal. The text will be processed by a special committee, with a period of up to 45 days for the presentation and vote of the report. The board will still be installed.
The mayor has also dialogued with party leaders to ensure a faster and more aligned with the political interests of the house. There is already signaling support for the review of tax benefits as a way to compensate for collection losses and avoid increasing the tax burden. Among the incentives that can be reviewed are:
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- IR exemption on housing allowance of public agents;
- Presumed credit for producers and importers of medicines;
- Zeroed aliquots on chemicals and pharmacists;
- Natural gas and coal thermoelectric exemption.
Government and Congress seek consensus
The original proposal sent by the Lula government last month provides for a resignation of about $ 26 billion a year with the expansion of the exemption range. To compensate for the loss, the Ministry of Finance proposed to tax Brazilians with an annual income of over R $ 1.2 million, which still finds resistance in Congress.
The House is expected to propose a more diluted model of progressivity, preserving exemptions for strategic sectors and small business owners, while trying to advance a age -made agenda, but sensitive effects on public accounts.