The minister of the Secretariat of Institutional Relations, Gleisi Hoffmann, said that, in the internal discussions of the government, Finance Minister, Fernando Haddad, “did not open with details where he was going to move” with the increase in the tax on financial operations (IOF). She also stated that Haddad reported that “the change was small.”
Gleisi gave an interview to the program Conversation with Bialfrom TV Globo, released in the early hours of Thursday, 29. The minister said that, “as the measure was not open, and Haddad is always very jealous of that, everyone (government) accepted and was.”
“We had to make a budget assessment. There is a government financial board. We had a meeting with the financial board and then with the president. Minister Haddad explained the measures and spoke of IOF. But he didn’t open with details where he was going to move. He said the change was small, and was really 2.39% to 3.5%,” Gleisi reported to be questioned by Pedro Bial. “In the issue of investment funds (application of these funds abroad), which were exempt, it was worth 3.5%. As the measure was not open, and Haddad is always very jealous of that, everyone accepted and was,” he said.
The minister denied that there was an “emergency meeting” of the government on the night of last Thursday, 22, to discuss the issue. He stated that she and the ministers of the Civil House, Rui Costa, and the Secretariat of Social Communication, Sidônio Palmeira, were gathered to talk about artificial intelligence.
“We were at the Civil House in a meeting on artificial intelligence. When I arrived this business was already (giving problem). The staff of the advisory saying they were giving problem. People from the market call, then we sat and talked. The assessment was that there was a mistake. The impact is very great and it is worse to get back.
