Minister of Finance says it is necessary to combat inequality: “Let’s complete this work”
The minister of, (PT), celebrated on Wednesday (1st.out.2025), in his, the project that exempts IR (Income Tax) who earns up to $ 5,000 per month.
“A historic day. We begin to face our main wound: our unacceptable inequality. There is no development with this level of inequality. There is no justice. We started and together we will complete this work”Wrote the minister in X.
The approval of the main text of the project in the Chamber was unanimously. The score was 493 votes in favor and none against. The result represents a victory for the rapporteur, the former mayor (PP-AL). Head to the Senate. Read the text (PDF – 173 kb).
The measure is one of the president (PT). If you receive a consideration of Congress, the measure will be used by the president as one of the flags of his campaign to reelection in 2026.
Of the total of 104 amendments presented, only two: 21 and 76 were approved.
Understand below what has changed:
- compensation – Lira rejected the amendment presented, but included in the opinion the rule that establishes compensation to states, DF and municipalities for losses with the exemption of IR. Union collection surplus can be used to reduce the new CBS rate, as well as quarterly transfers to compensate for losses;
- Taxation of profits and dividends – Create 10% retention at the source on profits and dividends over $ 50,000 per month and fixes a reducer to avoid excessive double taxation. The amount that is determined in 2025 is free to go, even if dividends are distributed to shareholders until the calendar year of 2028;
- notaries – It maintains a specific rule that excludes from the IRPF minimum taxation base the mandatory transfers of fees;
- Prouni – Amount of granted scholarships will be considered as tax paid in the calculation of the effective tax rate of participating companies.
Lira an item that establishes that the Lula government submit, within 1 year, a bill with a national policy to update the individual’s income tax table. The measure occurred to avoid impasse on the subject.
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