Lira and Chamber leaders close agreement with government on Perse
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The president of the Chamber, Arthur Lira (PP-AP), and the party leaders of the House reached an agreement this Tuesday (5) with the Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, in relation to the end of the Emergency Program for the Resumption of the Sector of Events (Perse). The agreement is that a new project will be created with constitutional urgency to help the events sector.
The government issued a provisional measure at the end of December to bring forward the end of Perse. Congress had extended the program until 2026, but the MP promotes a gradual reduction in the tax benefit starting this year, ending in 2025. The government’s decision was criticized by parliamentarians and businesspeople, and the news that the Treasury is investigating irregularities are described as “blackmail” by oppositionists.
According to the government leader, deputy José Guimarães (PT-CE), the text of the MP had some imperfections and, for this reason, it is being reformulated. The idea, according to Guimarães, is to approve the new text by the end of March.
Deputy Felipe Carreras (PSB-PE) stated that it will be a leaner text. He also said that all companies that used Perse resources inappropriately or committed any type of fraud will be punished. “There will be a consensus text and a program that respects who is really entitled (to the benefit),” said Carreras.
“There was talk about the duration (of the benefit), perhaps through Perse there will be a progression of reduction in the coming years, but they were suggestions. Therefore, it was important to have a new bill with constitutional urgency, validated by the leaders, the president of the House and the Ministry of Finance”, he reinforced.
This Tuesday (5), Minister Fernando Haddad, of Finance, stated that the government will propose a leaner version of Perse. The issue is at the center of a discussion that has put the government and Congress on a collision course due to the minister’s intention to end the program ahead of schedule.
*With information from Agência Câmara
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