Companies will have to qualify. “When we carry out the qualification, they start to consume the credit that the program foresees until the end of 2026. So, today it is a well-designed program, with the necessary filters and safeguards so that there is no extrapolation of the waiver foreseen when the idealization of the program”, highlighted Haddad.
Nod to Rodrigo Pacheco and Lira occurs amid tension between the federal government and the presidents of both Houses. Last week, the president of the Senate called “unnecessary” the statement by the Minister of Finance, who said that Congress “also has to respect” the Fiscal Responsibility law, in reference to the extension of the payroll tax exemption for sectors of the economy.
Regarding the tension, Haddad said that the government will “learn from the episode”. “We are always open to improving our relationship,” he said. When asked about a possible difficulty in dialogue, Haddad denied it. “Quite the contrary, we are building this agenda”, he defended.
The minister recalled that the government cannot sin by “omission”. “So, whoever is in the Executive has some duties and responsibilities, including those of control bodies, including the Federal Audit Court, which requires the Executive to take action. It’s not something I can decide not to do, you know? We search exhaustively , from October to now, a solution. And I repeat, we will, with great humility, we will understand what, we will go over what happened, we will talk to both Houses, there is no problem in revisiting these topics”, he added .
Exemption from the STF
Last week, the government asked the Federal Supreme Court to block the law approved by Congress. The law extended payroll tax relief for 17 sectors of the economy.
