Rapporteur predicts that Congress will overturn Lula’s veto on payroll tax relief By Estadão Conteúdo

2023-12-14 16:10:20

© Reuters. Rapporteur predicts that Congress will overturn Lula’s veto on payroll tax relief

The rapporteur of the project that extends the payroll tax exemption in the Chamber of Deputies, Any Ortiz (Cidadania-RS), stated that she is confident that the veto of the President of the Republic, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, will be overturned on the measure. A GlobonewsOrtiz stated that there was no more time to discuss other proposals, and said that the business sectors were willing to talk later.

“The cascading effect of tax increases is very harmful for the country”, said the rapporteur. “We have mobilization against Marco Temporal and Carf vetoes too; together with us is the FPA [Frente Parlamentar da Agropecuária]”.

“We have been discussing the payroll tax exemption for 10 months, the government was completely silent”, emphasized the deputy.

Furthermore, she criticized the dialogue between the PT administration and the sectors involved, and reported that there was no space for dialogue. “We want and will overturn the veto,” concluded Ortiz.