Tax reform regulations provide for less tax for 18 types of independent professionals; see list | Economy

The reform simplifies consumption taxes and unifies several of them into just two: CBS and IBS, state and federal.

The rate of this tax has not yet been defined. The Ministry of Finance calculates something around 26%.

In any case, the regulations provide that these 18 types of professionals will pay 30% less CBS and IBS. These categories are:

1. administrators;
2. lawyers;
3. architects and urban planners;
4. social workers;
5. librarians;
6. biologists;
7. Accountants;
8. economists;
9. home economists;
10. physical education professionals;
11. engineers and agronomists;
12. statistics;
13. veterinarians and zootechnicians;
14. museologists;
15. chemicals;
16. public relations professionals;
17. industrial technicians; It is
18. agricultural technicians.

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The Ministry of Finance presented the reform regulation project at an event for journalists that lasted all day. It started just before 11am and went on until 7pm. The project has 300 pages.

The backbone of the tax reform was approved last year by Congress in the form of a proposed amendment to the Constitution (PEC).

The PEC already predicted that projects to be sent by the government would define details that remained open. This is what the government is now starting to do.

The major measure of the reform is the unification of taxes on consumption. The government, at this moment, does not want to reduce or increase the total tax burden. The idea is to simplify the system, currently considered chaotic. The gains would be a better business environment, more transparency in billing, less bureaucracy and waste.

Some points of the regulations presented by the government, which still need to be processed and approved by the Chamber and Senate, should have a direct impact on the lives of consumers and businesspeople. Some of the main ones are:

The proposal sent to Congress provides for a “cashback” mechanism – that is, for taxes collected on consumption to be “returned” to families.

In the text, the economic team recommends that this be done for families with an income of up to half a minimum wage per person (R$706, in current value).

The percentages would be as follows:

• cooking gas: refund of 100% of CBS (federal) and 20% of IBS (state/municipal);
• electricity, water and sewage: refund of 50% of CBS and 20% of IBS;
• other products: 20% refund of CBS and IBS.
• The text does not make it clear how this “cashback” will operate – whether the amount will be credited to the Bolsa Família or Cadastro Único (CadÚnico) card, for example.

In addition to the general rate, which should be between 26% and 27% on the sum of CBS and IBS, the government proposes that some specific products be taxed even higher.

It is the so-called “sin tax”, used to discourage the consumption of goods that are harmful to health and the environment.

The list included by the government in the tax reform regulations provides for higher taxes for:

• cigarettes,
• alcoholic beverages,
• sugary drinks,
• polluting vehicles
• extraction of iron ore, oil and natural gas.

The proposal made between the federal government and the states provides that private health and education services will have a 60% discount on taxes paid.

The rule will also apply to a list of 850 medicines. Another 383 medicines and supplies will be 100% exempt.

If this rule is approved, anyone who hires private health and education services will pay only 40% of the so-called general rate (which could reach 27%, according to estimates).

With this, the government seeks to prevent increases in prices for hospitals, health clinics, laboratories, schools and private universities, for example.