Transition team evaluates reviewing tax exemptions to increase revenue, says Mercadante

Former minister Aloizio Mercadante, who coordinates the technical groups for the transition of government, indicated this Thursday (17) that the large volume of tax exemptions is under analysis and could be a way to raise future revenues for the federal administration without increasing of the tax burden.

“There is an in-depth discussion on cutting expenses, on increasing the efficiency of public spending, on combating waste, which we are identifying in order to attack priority areas… and an increase in revenue that does not mean an increase in the tax burden”, said Mercadante in Collective interview.

“Yesterday, for example, you saw the TCU here, BRL 400 billion in subsidies, tax incentives. A review of this would bring an important gain and there are other very interesting proposals that will be presented at the right time. We will have beautiful surprises in this area”, he added. .

The day before, the Federal Court of Accounts delivered a series of reports with data for the transition of government. Among the data, the acting president of the TCU, Bruno Dantas, mentioned the R$ 400 billion in tax exemption.

PT leader in the Chamber, Reginaldo Lopes, has already said, more than once, that the transition team has to examine these exemptions to see what can be changed.