Source: CBIC - Brazilian Chamber of the Construction Industry (Brasília - DF) - 16/05/2012

The President of the Republic, Dilma Rousseff, said yesterday (15), during an event with mayors, in Brasília, that Brazil needs to face the tax issue, even with the existing resistance to carry out a comprehensive reform.

"The tax reform we want to enter into the agenda", he declared.

On the occasion, Dilma Rousseff mentioned the obstacles that Brazil faces (high interest rates, foreign exchange and high tax burden), and declared that there is a commitment to "all of Brazil to resolve these obstacles". 

“This is very important because when it comes to tax reform, and we know the resistance that exists in Brazil to carry out tax reform, we have already tried twice to carry out a major reform, and we now decide to act, instead of staying discussing whether the reform comes out or not, ”said the president, who acknowledged the existence of flaws in the Brazilian tax system.

"I think that in fact there is an inadequate distribution and taxation in Brazil," he evaluated.

“If we see that we tax fundamental inputs, for example, for the country's development. I don't know many countries that tax electricity, we do, ”he said.