Project exempts medicines from tax created to tax “shopping”; goes to sanction
The Senate approved this Wednesday (Dec 4, 2024) what allows the Ministry of Finance to exempt imported medicines from the tax on international “shopping”. The text goes to sanction.
According to , purchases of up to US$50 have a tax rate of 20%. For purchases from US$50.01 to US$3,000, the rate is 60%, with a discount of US$20 on the tax to be paid.
The project approved this 4th removes these obligations to medicines “imported by individuals for their own individual use”.
REMEMBER
The taxation of purchases was on June 12, 2024 by Congress, within the Mover project, which aims to reduce carbon emission rates from the automobile industry by 2030, including passenger cars, buses and trucks.
The tax now applies to medicines, which caused concern among patients who depend on them.
The government published the MP (Provisional Measure)to exempt medicines from tax. The MP expired on October 25th.
The government then published an ordinance to resume drug exemptions, in accordance with Anvisa (National Health Surveillance Agency) requirements.
The leader of the Government in the Lower House, deputy (PT-CE), presented a bill on the subject, in order to guarantee exemption.
