Pacheco: Congress should approve new tax rules this semester

The President of the National Congress, Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG), said this Tuesday (23) that Parliament should approve the new fiscal rules this semester. “There is a good perspective for the fiscal framework in the Chamber. And as soon as it arrives in the Senate, we will give due speed”, he said, in a press conference. “In this semester, [iremos] deliver this fiscal framework in place of the public spending ceiling”, he added. For Rodrigo Pacheco, new fiscal rules will be approved later this semester – Marcelo Camargo/Agência Brasil Pacheco met this morning (23) with the president of the Chamber, Arthur Lira (PP-AL), the Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, the executive secretary of the portfolio, Gabriel Galípolo, and with the deputies Cláudio Cajado (PP-BA), rapporteur of the fiscal framework, and Aguinaldo Ribeiro (PP-PB) , rapporteur for the tax reform. The president of the Central Bank, Roberto Campos Neto, and businessmen from the productive sector were also at the meeting. According to Arthur Lira, the text that establishes the new fiscal framework should be analyzed by the plenary of the Chamber of Deputies by this Wednesday (24). In the beginning of the afternoon, the parliamentarian met with party leaders to assess the level of consensus that the project has among parliamentarians. “I have no doubt that today will be symbolic for this final sprint. The vote on the framework from today to tomorrow in the Chamber, being sent to the Senate as soon as possible”, said Lira. The Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad, highlighted that there is consensus on the importance of tax reform and new fiscal rules in Legislative Houses. “There was not a single dissenting voice regarding these two matters, which will boost the country’s development”, argued the minister, after the meeting. “There was no dissenting voice”, says Haddad – Marcelo Camargo/Agência Brasil “Revisitação ” Despite the conciliatory tone adopted by Arthur Lira, the congressman took advantage of the press conference to state that the National Congress will not endorse government attempts to re-examine proposals recently approved by the Legislature. Recently, parliamentarians barred changes in the legal framework for sanitation. The government has signaled that it will try to revert the privatization of Eletrobrás, which has also already been approved.”It is important to calm spirits”, says Arthur Lira – Marcelo Camargo/Agência Brasil scope of Congress. It is important that they calm down with regard to these guidelines, which, effectively, will not have an echo in the plenary sessions of the two Houses, regardless of the will of President Arthur or President Pacheco”, declared Lira.

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