Debate on taxing electronic transactions shows signs of resistance

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 17 Jul 2020 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

The initial debate on some items of tax reform, such as taxation on electronic transactions, defended by the economic team, already shows the first signs of resistance in the debate.

Today, in an interview with “Rádio Gaúcha”, Vice President Hamilton Mourão said that he considers a new tax on electronic transactions “fair” so that there are conditions to release the payroll.

For Mourão, the tax could also help finance the Renda Brasil program, which should replace Bolsa Família. According to the Vice President, when releasing payroll, “there would be a much greater opportunity for the creation of formal jobs”.

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