President of the Chamber of Deputies assured that Congress is ‘bothered’ with any measures that increase taxes, and defended the need to cut spending to make a fiscal adjustment
The president of the House of Representatives (Republicans-PB), said on Wednesday (11), that the meeting with the economic team that took place on Sunday, to discuss alternatives to the increase in the tax on financial operations (), was “very propositional.” Other types of the type must happen to study alternatives to balance the public accounts, he said. “They should happen again so that we can ‘pragmatize’ about what is important to the executive, and that the House and Senate politically are able to approve,” Motta said at the 3rd Freedom Economic Symposium in Brasilia. He assured that Congress is “bothered” with any measures that increase taxes, and defended the need to cut spending to make a fiscal adjustment. According to Motta, the productive sector “can no longer stand” taxes, and the country’s tax burden is already very high.
“We want Brazil to continue to do social policy, that Brazil will continue to make investments, that Brazil will continue to take care of those who need it most, but this is only possible with fiscal responsibility. There is no economic development, there is no social justice without fiscal responsibility,” he said. Motta stated that since assuming the presidency of the House, it has narrowed cooperation with the Senate, as well as maintaining a “frank dialogue” with the government. He also said that he has sought a harmonious coexistence with the judiciary.
According to the parliamentarian, Congress helped the government approve “practically everything” that has been sent in recent years in the tax field, including the proposal to amend the Constitution (PEC) of the transition, even before President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s inauguration. He stated that the legislature has been a “fiscal responsibility anchor” in the country.
*With information from Estadão Content
Posted by Fernando Dias
