THE finance minister, Fernando Haddadconfirmed this Tuesday (16) that the economic team presented to MP Aguinaldo Ribeiro (PP-PB), rapporteur of Complementary bill it cuts tax advantagesa proposal to include in the text the increase of the taxation of Paris, fintech And Interest on equity (JCP). The objective is that the final approved text generates revenues of around 20 billion reais, an amount considered essential by the government to guarantee compliance with the budget target of next year.
As shown in ValueHaddad had meeting earlier with the president of the Bedroom, Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB), and with party leaders to discuss the proposal. “President Hugo Motta asked the Treasury to present subsidies so that they can make a decision this evening, since the project is on the agenda. We have therefore presented all the calculations so that they can make a decision so that the budgetary piece is coherent, in particular with the objective set, of primary surplus of 0.25% (of GDP)”, declared the Minister of Finance to journalists, as he left the ministry’s headquarters in Brasilia.
According to Haddad, the proposal to include an increase in taxation on betting, fintechs and the JCP is a way of compensating for the adjustments that MPs will make in the project which proposes a linear reduction. This project, as proposed by the government, anticipated an increase in revenues of 19.8 billion reais in 2026, but it will be dehydrated on certain points by parliamentarians, which would be compensated by the inclusion of an increase in revenues. taxation Paris, fintechs and JCP.
“As they wanted to modify a little some parameters of the linear reduction, they asked to verify how much could be compensated by measures approved by the Senate, within the EAC (Economic Affairs Commission),” Haddad said. “The volume of resources (necessary) to close the budget is around 20 billion reais,” he added.
He did not reveal the percentages negotiated to increase taxation, but confirmed that the scenarios presented by the Treasury include an escalation. “This is one of the scenarios we presented at their request, but the final decision rests with Congress,” he said.
As shown in ValueAmong the options proposed, we increase the taxation of betting from 12% currently to 15% or 18%, in stages. In the case of the JCP, the idea is to increase taxation from the current 15% to 20%, also gradually, but there is currently a lot of resistance. The most consensual point was to increase taxation on fintechs from 9% to 15%, with the possibility of an increase.
Regarding the proposal for a linear reduction in tax benefits, Haddad said the trend is for Congress to maintain the increase in taxes on alleged profit regimebut make some changes from the R$1.2 million. “There could be changes, because they also prevented simulations in this sense from increasing the value from which the 10% reduction would apply, maintaining 90% of the tax advantage,” he said.
Finally, the minister insisted on the need for the proposal to be approved today by the Chamber of Deputies and tomorrow by the Federal Senate, so that Congress can then vote on the Budget 2026.
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