Government will send two projects to regulate tax reform next week

The Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, stated this Monday (8) that the federal government will send two projects to Congress next week to regulate tax reform. He highlighted that the proposals have already been completed by the department, but need to go through the Civil House before signing by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT).

According to the proposed amendment to the Constitution (PEC) for tax reform, approved at the end of last year, complementary bills to regulate the text must be sent to parliamentarians within 180 days after promulgation.

“We are committed to forwarding complementary tax reform laws next week. [proposta] it is already closed at the Treasury, but there is a process to be carried out at the Civil House, these are procedures, they are not mere protocols, it will reach the President of the Republic, who will sign the message. We are committed to having it reach Congress next week,” the minister told reporters this afternoon.

Haddad participated in a meeting with the president of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG), the minister of Institutional Relations, Alexandre Padilha, and the government leader in Congress, senator Randolfe Rodrigues (no party – AP).

“We discussed here the possibility of two complementary bills to cover the entire framework that regulates the constitutional amendment,” added the minister.

The head of the economic team defended the carrying out of a “concentrated effort”, between April and May, to clear the priority agendas of the microeconomic agenda. Haddad highlighted that the Treasury has been working on a solution for the States’ debt.

“The solution to the States’ debt cannot involve an imbalance in the Union’s own finances. We have to find a balance in which the fiscal impacts are very settled”, he pointed out.

Earlier, the Program Director of the Extraordinary Secretariat for Tax Reform of the Ministry of Finance, Daniel Loria, stated that there is 93% convergence between the federal government, states and municipalities on the regulation of the reform.

“There is a huge effort being made to seek convergence. Since January, we have been committed to a collective construction of reform regulations so that a single, aligned project reaches Congress”, said Loria during the “Rumos 2024” event promoted by the newspaper Economic value.

“Collective construction requires a tremendous effort. ICMS is the largest source of revenue for the States. Our responsibility in regulating is enormous. The time we are taking is necessary”, added the director.