Minister of Finance declares that news about the change of tax did not leave the economic team
The Minister of Finance, lamented on Thursday (22.MAI.2025) the leakage of information about OEO (Tax on Financial Operations). In addition to the data was published by newspapers before the announcement of the Ministry of Planning and Budget, the Minister of Transport, (MDB), commented on the measures at an event of the (São Paulo Stock Exchange).
“IOF I assure you that it has not leaked from the farm. Here it does not leak anything. You can be sure that when we deal with the subject of farm and planning has a matter of internal protocol. People who work here and planning know that they have a functional duty to keep confidentiality.”said Haddad.
The minister stated that he meets the advertising protocols of sensitive themes. The farm scheduled the announcement for 5 pm, when B3 stock market negotiations were already closed.
Haddad also joked about the financial movements after the leakage. “But [o mercado] Did you move well or moved badly? Moved well, leaves the market ”said the minister. “I can not have responsibility for what the market does. Our position is to follow a protocol. If someone has not followed, the problem is that person,” completed.
The minister also stated that the Ministry of Finance has “one kind of work workshop ” that studies more thorough topics.
“We have a kind of work workshop. It works all the time all the time. There are technicians here studying the most thorough things. Several of these topics, including this, are in the permanent radar of the Ministry of Finance”Said Haddad.
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