The Lula government evaluates a proposal for ceiling extension revenue for Individual Microentrepreneurs (MEIs), which would go from the current R$ 81 thousand to R$ 140 thousand annually. A medida, que impactaria cerca de 13 million Braziliansis seen as part of a electoral strategy government for the October elections.
During the Live CNN this Tuesday (30), the Policy analyst Teo Cury highlighted that the measure adds to other initiatives with strong popular appeal already adopted, such as , income tax exemption for those earning up to R$5,000, proposals related to fuel and the Desenrola program.
“It is an attempt by the Lula government to expand the products that it will present in this electoral showcase until the October elections, especially from August onwards, when the electoral campaign will actually begin”, said Cury.
One of the central aspects of the measure is its potential to reconnect Lula to a specific segment of the electorate: the self-employed worker and the small entrepreneur.
Clarissa Oliveiraalso to Live CNNhighlighted that Lula built his political trajectory based on the union movement and the defense of signed portfoliowhich would have generated a distancing of that worker who, after being fired, chose to invest in your own small business.
“This worker lost connection with that traditional PT profile and Lula wants to win that guy back”, observed the analyst. She recalled that the movement is similar to what the government has already carried out with .
With the expansion of the MEI ceiling, the government seeks to prevent these entrepreneurs from being included in a highest tax bracketwhile trying bring them together politicallykeeping an eye on voting intentions for October.
From a tax point of view, according to analyzes already presented, changing the MEI ceiling to R$ 140 thousand per year would mean that the government would no longer collect around . The proposal, although considered legitimate given the country’s inflationary scenario, raises relevant questions at a time of fiscal tightening.
