The Minister of Finance assessed that, despite the frustration with the fall of the Provisional Measure, the fiscal impact this year will be small; menu of solutions will be presented to the president for a new decision
The Minister of Finance, said this Thursday (9) that any measure to compensate for the frustration of revenue with the fall of the Provisional Measure alternative to the rise in will only be revealed after a conversation with the president. He declared that the fiscal impact for this year is small, but that it will take a menu of solutions for Lula to make a decision on what to do. The minister stated that he has time to think about alternatives and that the president will not give up fiscally responsible social programs.
“I am already seeing a series of speculations that do not correspond to reality, because all the alternatives, before being made official, will pass through the scrutiny of the presidency. And, while I am here at the Treasury, there will be no leaks, as there never has been, in relation to what is being imagined”, he stated, upon arriving at the ministry’s headquarters. He emphasized that ideas only become official after they pass through Lula and said that he will take several possible scenarios to the PT member from now on. According to the minister, the president called last night to find out about the defeat and who had acted against the government.
“We have time. We will use this time to very carefully evaluate each alternative. We will also talk to the budget rapporteur, this has an important budgetary impact on amendments, on investments”, he said. Haddad stated that parliamentary amendments may still be cut to close the accounts, but within the rules approved by Congress itself so that this can occur within the
*With information from Estadão Conteúdo
