In an interview with CNN This Tuesday (14th), Arthur Lira, president of the Chamber of Deputies, said that it is not in the plans to reduce the collection of the Tax on Circulation of Goods and Services (ICMS) on fuel in the states.
“We are not forecasting, it is not in Congress’ plans to decrease collections in any state. What happened, in reality, with this contention of making these goods essential, is that the collections do not grow exponentially on top of the population in an inflationary process”, he said.
The Senate approved, on Monday (13), the bill that limits the ICMS. And now, the amended text goes back to Congress and must be voted on by the Chamber, according to Lira.
The proposal foresees that the compensations made to the states and municipalities are destined, in the constitutional proportion, to the Fund for Maintenance and Development of Basic Education and Valorization of Education Professionals (Fundeb) and the health floor.
Asked if this highlight should not pass in Congress, Lira said that this has not yet been discussed.
“I haven’t submitted this to the leaders yet. My view is that, as there will be no decrease in gross state revenue, except for these items that will be compensated with other items in the basket, there would be no commitment to health and education”, he said.
Lira assesses that the objective of the project is on the right track. “And it’s not in favor of this or that, but to protect the most vulnerable people from a very harmful effect of inflation. The effect is for the entirety of the Brazilian people,” she said.
Source: CNN Brasil
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