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President Jair Bolsonaro said Friday (4) that the Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes, would announce until the end of the day the possibility of reducing the maximum rate of tax on income from 27.5% to 25%. On the other hand, he also said that the government would increase the tax rate on the financial transaction tax (IOF).
Bolsonaro made these statements at the end of the ceremony of transmission of the post of commander of the air force, to the air base of Brasilia. He did not speak during the solemnity, but gave a press conference at the end of the event.
Appointed by Bolsonaro to this post, Air Lieutenant-Lieutenant Antonio Carlos Moretti Bermudez takes over from the Air Force in Lieu of Air Brigadier Lieutenant-Colonel Nivaldo Luiz Rossato. The nomination was published in this issue of the "Official Journal of the Union".
"Paulo Guedes announces today [badta] also the possibility of reducing the rate of income tax because our government must have the mark of not raising taxes," said Bolsonaro to journalists at the airbase. "An initial idea now, our highest rate [de imposto de renda] is 27.5% .It would be 25%." (Jair Bolsonaro)
Last Wednesday (2), the new Secretary of Federal Revenue, Marcos Cintra, announced that the government was considering creating an additional tax rate for high-income earners.
Taxpayers who receive up to R $ 1,903.98 per month, net of social security contributions, are exempt from this tax.
From this amount, deductions are calculated on the basis of rates of return of 7.5%, 15%, 22.5% or 27.5%. Today, the 27.5% rate is the same for income above R $ 4,664.68.
Although he said in the same interview that his government was to have the "mark of not raising taxes," Bolsonaro also told reporters on Friday that he would increase the rate of tax. ; IOF.
The president said that the tax increase would be a "fraction", but did not specify the percentage of the adjustment. According to him, the increase in IOF is due to the approval of the project that extended until 2023 fiscal incentive projects located in the regions of Sudam and Sudene. He called this proposal a "bombshell".
"This question [aumento do IOF] unfortunately, was signed by a decree to this effect, but for those who have applications there, to be able to meet the requirement of an approved bill , considered a "model bomb" against our will, "he said. the chief of the executive
According to the House opinion regarding the budget, the tax exemption with the extension of the measure can reach 10 billion d.
The incentive would end at the end of December 2018 but, before suspending its work, the Congress approved the extension of the deadline.
A report released Friday by the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper reported that the President of the Republic was considering strengthening the IOF to offset the extension of tax benefits to the north and north-east. The estimated cost to the government would be about 3.5 billion rand a year.
Asked by reporters about his intention to change the rules of social security, Jair Bolsonaro announced his intention to present to the National Congress, this month, a social security reform project taking advantage of social security. part of the proposal sent by former president Michel Temer and already underway. in the room.
"The proposal comes out this month, let's take advantage of the fact that it is in the House of Representatives, the last proposal I made is to take advantage of it." The period [a reforma da Previência] took place in a time space that ends in 2030. All that needs to come into effect until Mince in 2022 is the last idea I want to see if we can put it into practice and deal with it with Parliament since the proposal is there, as in the proposal with 62 for men at the end of 2022, "said Bolsonaro.
Asked about the minimum age of admission of women to retirement, the President of the Republic replied that, compared to the current rules, he would go from 55 to 57 years.
It was requested to Bolsonaro that it would support the agreement between Boeing and Embraer with a view to creating a joint venture in the commercial aviation sector of the Brazilian company, evaluated at 5.26 billion US dollars.
The companies announced in December that they had approved the terms of the agreement announced in July of last year. Boeing will own 80% of the new business and Embraer will hold the remaining 20%. The president welcomed the agreement, but expressed reservations.
"Embraer, I followed and, of course, we need, this merger would be very good, but we can not, as is the case the last proposal, in five years, everything will be over, "he said.
"Our concern is that it is our heritage, we know that this merger is necessary so that it can be competitive and not be lost over time," he said. he adds.
The agreement still needs to be approved by the Brazilian government, which holds a "preferred share" in the company and has a veto right in strategic decisions, such as the transfer of control of shares of the society.
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