Source: Tribuna da Bahia - Salvador / BA - 07/06/2010

R $ 1,217 billion. This is the amount collected so far in May of the main tax in the state, the Tax on Circulation of Goods and Services (ICMS), and represents the best result in the entire history of the Secretariat of Finance (Sefaz), in addition to a growth 38,8%, adjusted by the IPCA, and 45,5%, in nominal terms, in comparison with the month of May last year. This is also the third time in the year that the ICMS surpasses the R $ 1 billion mark, repeating the good performances of January and April. The data are from Sefaz.

“There is no doubt that this performance can be credited in particular to three factors: the dynamism of the Bahian economy, which managed to overcome the effects of the crisis, the right measures taken by the federal government and the government of Bahia to combat the effects of the referred crisis, and the serious and competent work of the Sefaz team, with the actions of inspection, recovery of tax credits and combating tax evasion ”, said the Finance Secretary, Carlos Martins.

According to Sefaz data, the collection in May this year was R $ 1,217 billion, against R $ 836,8 million in May 2009 and R $ 781,5 million in May 2008, in nominal terms. In this year, the ICMS collected so far is R $ 4,99 billion, an increase of 26,91% (also in nominal terms), compared to 2009, when the total was R $ 3,93 billion.

“The result for the last month of May is very good, but it is worth mentioning that in May 2009 the economy was still recovering from the effects of the crisis. Therefore, the ICMS was below what, in a normal situation, could have been collected ”, explained the superintendent of Tax Administration at Sefaz, Cláudio Meirelles.

General performance of sectors and segments

In the analysis by sector, the most surprising result was that of trade, even surpassing industry, normally responsible for the largest share of state revenue.

Trade grew 91,96%, in the comparison of May this year with 2009, in the amount of R $ 518,2 million. The industry contributed R $ 444,05 million (+ 19,32%), anchored in the good performance of the mining and derivatives industry. In the service sector, which includes telephone and electricity concessionaires, the increase was 31,11%, with a collection of R $ 194,6 million.

Within the trade sector, wholesale was the segment that grew most, with a variation of 131,72%. The collection was R $ 231,6 million, against R $ 99,9 million in the same period in 2009.

The other two segments also had good results in the last month of May, with wholesale having the best performance in one segment, accounting for all sectors: commerce, industry and services.

The result was R $ 234,5 million, for a growth of 73,12%, while that of supermarkets registered a collection of R $ 52,1 million, with a variation of 50,84%, in comparison with the same period of the year. last year.

The good result of the industry came from the general improvement in the collection of the segments that compose it, especially the mixed industry, with a growth of 119,77%, caused by the reactivation of the textile activity, the sector of the mining industry, which had an increase of 100,89%, leveraged by the activity of production of cements and its derivatives, and that of the metallurgical industry, with 97,48% of positive variation, stimulated by the activity of production of ferroalloy and copper wires. Finally, agriculture / agribusiness grew 41,20%, caused by the production of cotton, sugar and vegetable oils.

In the services sector, the segment's performance was as good as in trade and industry. The highlight was the mixed services segment, with a variation of 127,07% and a collection of R $ 12,8 million. The transport services segment grew by 78,13% (collection of R $ 21,74 million) and the sector of public utility services varied by 24,8% (collection of R $ 220,6 million), always in comparison with May of last year.

Directorships

The Metropolitan Region's Tax Administration Department (DAT-Metro) recorded an increase of 47,6% in May, compared to the same period of the previous year, closing the month with R $ 667,6 million collected.

The departments of the North (DAT-North) and South (DAT-South) regions had 147,6% growth and R $ 199,6 million in revenue and 80,8% growth, with R $ 131,8 in revenue million, respectively.

The Petroleum and Fuels Inspection Coordination (Copec) presented a collection of R $ 219 million, down 5,38%, due to the appropriation of import credits from the previous month. With information from Agecom.