On the night of Tuesday (29) the Federal Senate approved the bill (PLC 52/2018). One of the important points was kept in the text, the device thatuntil the end of the year, the collection of PIS / Cofins on diesel oil. The information is from the Senate Agency.
The approved project goes in line with the demands made by the truck drivers to try to end the strike and is in line with the the reduction of R $ 0.46 in the price of diesel oil. The proposal also removes several sectors of the economy from the list of those who have payroll exemption, such as hotel sector and retail trade.
PLC 52/2018 was voted on an emergency basis and received a favorable vote from the rapporteur, Senator Ricardo Ferraço (PSDB-ES), who rejected the amendments presented by the senators.
Ricardo Ferraço said that the reoneration of productive sectors will generate an increase in the collection of around R $ 5.7 billion, an amount that will help to pay off the diesel discount. But he warned that the government will have to find other sources to supplement the $ 9.5 billion needed to meet the truckers’ claim.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.