Focus of a series of resistance declared within the National Congressa Provisional Measure (MP) which increases the taxation of a series of financial investments has received at least 600 suggestions of amendments made by parliamentarians.
The text was edited by the federal government on June 11 as a way to compensate for part of the decline on the financial operations tax (IOF). Among the measures are the increase in taxes on BETS and the end of income tax exemption on some investment securities. The MP is considered by the governors as a complementary initiative to “maintain this year’s budget standing”.
Most of the suggested amendments were presented by opposition and centrão parliamentarians, such as PL, Republicans, Novo, União Brasil and PP. However, some were suggested by politicians from the Lula government’s own allied base.
Given the criticisms that the MP and that the decree on the increase in IOF has been receiving, governors want to expedite the operation of the special mixed commission for the analysis of the matter. If the text is not approved by Congress within 120 days, it loses its validity.
The idea is that the rapporteur is the petista Carlos Zarattini (PT-SP), responsible for analyzing whether or not to accept the amendments. The presidency of the board has not yet been defined.
On Monday night (16),. The idea of the governors is, with the approval of urgency, as opposition and centrão wanted, gain time to negotiate the approval of the provisional measure.
Parliamentarians, however, have not yet committed to the analysis of the matter.
