Most states have already reduced ICMs from the basic basket and empty the government appeal | The economy
Last week, most Brazilian states have already reduced or reduced the collection of ICMs on the basic basket on the basic basket. A survey of Estado/transmission Besides the states, at least 14 people are already adopting different rates for these products and that only one after the government request is to implement the measurement.
Excessive food costs have influenced the popularity of President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva and the government has announced many measures to reduce inflation stress on these goods, and the regional governments are also charging to cooperate with the mission and create a new tension with the states. Experts questioned the effect of these actions.
Oh Estado/transmission He urged all states to explain the ICMS collection on the basic basket. Until this text was published, 15 people responded and only after a government request to modify the tax of basic basket. Ekre, Para, Rorai, Bahia, Maranho, Sergip, Federal District, Gois, Moto Graso, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Saao Paulo, Paras and Santa Caterina have already been reduced to a basic basket of basic area basic. Autonomous is to define a list of goods that are beneficial to each state.
The price of food in the government shoe in the early 2025 is a stone that seeks a quick solution to a complex problem. Multiple aspects have influenced the discharge of food such as violation, exchange and seasonal. To try to reduce prices, the government has announced a list of taxes – to reduce the import tax on certain goods and to exclude the basic basket – but in practice these proposals must have a lower impact on the end user.
MB Associoedos chief Economist Sergio Whale predicts that it is difficult to get food prices changes to the government by disagreeing with taxes. “This is not a matter of taxes here. In these products, taxes have been reduced over the years and there is a lower margin of this side of the departure,” he said. In the case of import tax, along with the declared tariff fall, the country is a major exporter, which reduces the effectiveness of the measurement.
“We have had so much higher prices in the past and have never been questioned now. The government prevents it necessary to do what it is needed, which means that the economy will be discouraged, and departing for non -work solutions. Since the crop is good, this year’s prices will be a tendency to rise.
In the Board of Tax Appeals (Carf), the Vice President and Tax Law Specialist Larsio Uliana in the Tax Law recalled that the National Council of Finance Policy (Confose) was required to reduce the ICMMs of the basic basket and accept actions at local meetings. Although he appeals to guidelines with voters, he has not seen a great reduction opportunities in the price of food only with this type of initiative. “It is worth remembering, increased the price of products, their shortage of their dollar. It reflects the purchase of inputs directly,” he said.
The problem with basic basket items is old and complex, and SCMD advagodos partner Andr Mendis Moreera emphasizes. Despite similar effects, the management of rates and computation bases is different from the exemption, whose concession is more complicated and requires approval of the specific law.
