‘The Brazilian people voted for this program, and therefore it was legitimized by the polls’, stated the minister during a press conference this Thursday (28) about the government’s fiscal measures
current minister of, said that Lula 3’s government is characterized by predictability in its actions. He emphasized that the expansion of Income Tax exemption for income of up to R$5,000 was a proposal presented during the president’s election campaign and which received validation from the polls. that the announcement of the expansion of the exemption from for those earning up to R$5,000, it was done during the election campaign. “The Brazilian people voted for this program. And therefore, he was legitimized by the polls. The president is being honest with the voters who put him in the presidency,” said the minister during a press conference this Thursday (28) about the government’s fiscal measures.
Costa also spoke out against rumors about a possible change in the rules of the for 2025, stating that this would compromise the predictability that was promised, since the exemption is guaranteed until 2026. The minister emphasized the importance of informing the population about the discussions that will take place in Congress, with the aim of promoting social justice. “About the income adjustment, why isn’t the market so bothered, sometimes when the government stops collecting R$30 billion in pensions, because some don’t want to pay their employees’ pensions?”, he asked?
Rui Costa said that the core of the proposal is to make the richest also pay taxes, as well as the poorest. “Why can’t someone who earns R$5 million a month pay 10% of the rent? The market takes this as a surprise. Someone who earns R$10 million per month or per year cannot pay a 10% contribution to the country, they have to use what is called tax engineering to look for loopholes in the law and pay nothing, in comparison?”, he added.
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Published by Carol Santos
