President of the UGT (General Union of Workers), Ricardo Patah criticizes the defense made by members of the Lula government of a reduction in the so-called “blouse tax”, the 20% tax on products worth up to US$50
The taxation, introduced in 2024, responded to a request from industry and commerce, which complained of unfair competition.
In recent weeks, however, as a measure to increase the government’s popularity, on the cusp of the electoral campaign.
For Patah, who presides over a center that is particularly strong in the commerce and services sectors, the repeal of the measure will bring harm to workers.
“The possible review of the import tax on foreign products ignores its concrete effects on employment and income in the country”, says he, who is also president of the São Paulo trade union.
“By relaxing rules that somewhat corrected unequal competition, the government puts recent advances in job creation and the recovery of industry and commerce at risk, in addition to putting pressure on wages and weakening the national economy,” he adds.
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