RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL -The President of the Chamber of Deputies, Arthur Lira (PP-AL), said on Wednesday (28) that the first part of the tax reform, which includes changes in income tax for individuals and companies, will be voted in a plenary session as soon as Congress returns from recess next week.
According to parliamentarians, the reform had already matured among House leaders, but they decided to use the 15 days of the recess to offer constructive criticism of the project.
Lira also pointed out that the proposed privatization of the Postal Service Correios will be on the agenda for a vote.
The president of the Chamber of Deputies also said he is waiting for the political and administrative reforms to emerge from the respective special committees and believes they will all be passed in the two chambers by November.
“I believe that the National Congress can implement this reform agenda by November,” Lira told GloboNews.
However, the reforms have been criticized by various sectors, and there is internal resistance. The president of the Chamber affirmed that the administrative reform would not cancel the acquired rights of current civil servants.
The tax reform, which is divided into four proposals, has been criticized by various sectors of the economy for its content, especially for its proposal to reinstate a tax on dividend distributions.