Data data is Datafolha; Proposal is one of Lula’s bets to reverse fall of popularity
A Datafolha survey showed that 36% of voters are unaware of the bill on the month and the minimal IR payment for some people who earn more than $ 50,000 a month. The IR exemption proposal was a campaign promise of the president (PT) and is one of the bets to reverse the loss of government popularity.
According to the survey released on Wednesday (9.ab.2025) in the newspaper , 64% of Brazilians claimed to know the proposal to increase the volume of exempt and to tax the largest incomes. In December 2024, according to the institute, the percentage of those who knew about the bill was 53%.
Among the 64% familiar with the proposal, 29% consider themselves “well informed ” on the subject, while 28% said they were “more or less informed ” and 6% said they were “poorly informed “.
Datafolha interviewed 3,054 people 16 years or older in 172 cities. The survey was conducted from April 1st to 3rd and the margin of error is 2 percentage points for more or less.
Project Approval
Faced with the question “Are you in favor or against charging income tax from those who receive up to $ 5,000 per month? ”70% of respondents answered that they were “a favor”. Here’s the full scenario:
- a favor: 70%;
- contra: 26%;
- They don’t know how to answer: 3%;
- indifferent: 1%.
Despite approval to the project, Brazilians are divided into Congress. To 50%, the Congress “will approve ” The IR exemption project, whose House (PP-AL). Here’s the scenario:
- will approve: 50%;
- will reject: 45%;
- They don’t know how to answer: 6%.
When asked if they were “in favor or against charge more income tax for those who earn more than $ 50,000 per month ”the interviewees answered to be:
- a favor: 76%;
- contra: 20%;
- They don’t know how to answer: 2%;
- indifferent: 1%.
Almost half of respondents said he believed that Congress will not approve the proposal to charge more to go to those who earn more than $ 50,000 per month. Here’s the scenario:
- Congress will reject: 49%;
- Congress will approve: 47%;
- They don’t know how to answer: 5%.
Tramation in Congress
The project, announced by Finance Minister Fernando Haddad, in a national chain in November 2024, establishes to exceed from R $ 3,036 to R $ 5,000 the IRPF (Individual Income Tax) exemption range. If approved by Congress, the change will be valid for 2026.
In practice, the government intends to increase the number of people legally exempt from the tax after the declaration to the
In No X (former Twitter), the president of the House of Representatives (Republicans-PB) said that the analysis of the text will be in charge of a special committee, which will be chaired by the deputy (PT-MA).
In the case of bills, special committees are formed to analyze proposals whose content would require the processing for more than 3 different committees.
Motta has already stated that “” Congress will make changes to the project. Motta stated that there can be no “social justice”In the country if you don’t have“tax liability”. During the bill by Lula and Haddad in Congress, the mayor said deputies and senators could help make a proposal“comprehensive”.
At the time, Haddad stated that who will “bear it”Are those who do not pay or pay“very littleTax. He said he will increase the tax burden to the 0.2% of the richest of society.
Both measures, exempt those who earn up to $ 5,000 and charging some that earn more than $ 50,000, are part of the same project. While exemption finds broader support, the collection of the richest faces resistance in Congress.
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