AGU Council and Ministries reduces the Union’s fiscal risk by R$ 1.25 tri

A AGU (Attorney General of the Union) reported that the actions of the Judicial Tax Risk Monitoring and Monitoring Council managed to reduce R$ 1.25 trillion the estimated volume of judicial tax risks and Unity.

The council was created by decree in 2023 and is made up of representatives from the AGU itself, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Planning and Budget.

The balance of the three years of operation was presented this Wednesday (4), during a meeting at the Finance headquarters, with the presence of ministers from the three portfolios – Jorge Messias, Fernando Haddad and Simone Tebet.

The positive result comes from the increase in the number of , said the AGU.

At the meeting, an agenda was also discussed, characterized by the massive and abusive filing of legal actions. The actions will be carried out at the judicial and legislative levels.

Judicial fiscal risks are characterized by the possibility of a court decision capable of affecting public accounts, through increased expenses or decreased revenue, compromising fiscal results and potentially harming the achievement of fiscal goals and objectives.

The variation in value over the years therefore incorporates the dynamics of the entry of new processes, exclusion of processes already judged and reassessments of the estimated financial impact and risk of loss during the course of legal actions.

“In this way, the total amount of the financial impact estimate is an indicator of the Union’s exposure to the risk of financial losses resulting from legal actions in which it is a defendant. The historical series demonstrates that the Union’s exposure to this type of risk has been in consistent decline”, added the AGU.

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