Haddad confirms that payroll reimbursement will be sent by bill

The Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, confirmed the withdrawal of the gradual repayment of the Provisional Measure (MP) payroll to make way for a Bill (PL) on the topic. The statement was given during an interview with Globonewsthis Wednesday (21).

According to the minister, President Lula (PT) agrees with the decision, which responds to a request from the President of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG). Haddad met with Lula on Wednesday morning (21) to discuss the issue.

On Wednesday night, Pacheco also announced that the government had given up on dealing with MP reburdening and that it would prepare a Bill.

According to the senator, the government’s decision on the bill came after many negotiations, and especially due to pressure from parliamentarians who criticized the measure as an “affront to Congress”, since a law had been enacted that extends the tax exemption. payroll for 17 sectors.

“Any change on the topic will not be made by MP. This is agreed. If there is change, nothing will happen immediately. Then the government will announce what measures it will take. If there are changes, it will be discussed by PL. There will be nothing in the MP about municipalities”, said Pacheco at a press conference.

“The nineteen [prazo de 90 dias para a MP começar a valer] It gave comfort for the discussion to last longer. It was the necessary time for political construction”, explained the senator.

The divergence continues in relation to the end of the Emergency Program for the Resumption of the Events Sector (Perse), which appears in the same MP. Congressmen resist the idea of ​​ending the program.

Pacheco reported that the government has still retreated on the Perse issue, and that political discussions about whether or not to send a new MP on the program are at a standstill.

To Globonews, Haddad acknowledged the impasse over Perse numbers, but said he will take “the official numbers” for the program to Congress.

Haddad reinforced the unfeasibility of the program in its current form, as the Treasury’s projection points to a waiver of R$20 billion annually and said he trusts the numbers presented by the Federal Revenue on the program.

“We are very sure of what we are talking about because we are dealing with a State body”, he said.