Government dribbles in public accounts and the tax bomb for 2027
Money for so many expenses will certainly come from more debt with Brazilian society
Ton Molina/Fotoarena/Estadão Conteúdo Government wants to circumvent the same rule it created
The government created the , a rule inviting the increase of . First, because it links the increase in spending to the increase in revenue. Second, because it allows expenses to invariably rise at least 0.6% above the .
That the rule is fragile is no surprise. The news now is that the government wants to circumvent the same rule that it created. For 2026, it intends to increase personnel spending well above the real 0.6% allowed by the new fiscal framework.
Remembering that, for next year, we already have Gas for All, credit for home renovations, expansion of income brackets, tax subsidies and billion-dollar parliamentary amendments. It remains to be seen where the money will come from to finance all this. Certainly, more debt to Brazilian society.
Meanwhile, the government pushes the tax bomb to 2027.
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