Former executive secretary of the department took over the place left by Fernando Haddad, pre-candidate for the government of São Paulo
Dario Durigan stated, in a press conference this Friday (20), that his focus at the head of the Ministry of Finance will be a “continuity work” in relation to Fernando Haddad’s management. The new minister said he intends connect macroeconomic results to the population’s daily livesmaintaining the commitment to fiscal balance ea public spending efficiency.
“What guides the priority of my management at the Ministry of Finance is the connection between the great macroeconomic results, which we obtained after these three years of Haddad, with the concrete results in people’s lives. The economy makes maximum sense when we see the results in people’s lives, in the lives of Brazilian families, in the lives of those who work, of those who actually collaborate and make the Brazilian economy grow and be strong. This is my central commitment”, stated Durigan.
Dario Durigan replaces Fernando Haddad after (PT). Durigan occupied the executive secretary of the departmentbeing the second in the ministry hierarchy. Lawyer with a master’s degree from UnB, he went and worked as a director of public policy at WhatsApp not Brazil.
Fiscal and budget goals
The minister stated that the government made an adjustment of 2% of GDP and that the current budget is more structured than received in 2022. According to Durigan, the Fulfillment of the State’s role depends on fiscal balance. The goal is to ensure that the 2027 budget is delivered with greater financial strength.
“We managed to advance this far thanks to tackling the fiscal and structural inequalities that our country has always had. We made an adjustment of 2% of GDP in the budget, making the budget that will be delivered this year for 2027 a much stronger budget than the budget that this government received in 2022”, he said.
Durigan stated that management has established three immediate fronts for this year:
- Combating Contumaz Debtor: Measures against recurring tax defaults;
- Tax Benefits: Review and first linear cut of tax incentives, as approved by Congress;
- Tax Reform: Completion of pending steps for the new system to begin operating in 2025.
New Finance Minister also listed the productivity gain in the economy and the credit improvement as pillars of its management. In the technology sector, the priority will be to attract investments and regulate digital platforms. He cited the ECA Digital sanction as a recent advance in the area.
“The regulation and improvement of credit in the country, given all the uncertainties and crises that we are experiencing, it is necessary to improve this credit model in the country, whether from the point of view of funds or from the point of view of the partnership with the Central Bank in the financial and banking system”, explained Durigan.
“In terms of development, I would like to highlight the digital agenda, which for me is an important priority. So, following the efforts to attract investments in the area of technology to the country is central. As well as balanced regulation, but which generates effects for our population, whether from the point of view of digital platforms, whose recent advances took place this week with the sanction of ECA Digital”.
