Source: JB Online - Rio de Janeiro / RJ - 13/09/2010

JB Online

 

RIO DE JANEIRO - Operation Barreira Fiscal, from the State Secretariat of Government, closed August with R $ 18.294.266,83 in fines for tax evasion. Of the total of 251.584 cargo transportation vehicles approached, 1.778 tax assessments were applied. Another 2.082 tried to escape the blitzes and were followed by agents from the mobile teams, who managed to intercept all drivers who tried to escape. The agents retained 23.189 vehicles, which passed through a fine comb and had their loads opened for verification.

 

The survey was carried out at 14 inspection points - eight fixed and six steering wheels. The objective is to inspect all access to the State of Rio to prevent goods from entering without paying due taxes, in addition to preventing the circulation of illegal products such as weapons and drugs.

 

“Operation Barreira Fiscal itself is already an inhibitor of infractions. By reducing tax evasion, state revenue increases and enables new investments in priority areas of the Government ”, explained the general coordinator of Operation Barreira Fiscal, Reynaldo Braga.

 

In the first six months of operation, Operation Barreira Fiscal, from the State Secretariat of Government, registered an increase of R $ 671 million, in the volume of revenue related to tax substitution, when compared to the same period in 2009. The amount is equivalent to a an increase of 51,9%, totaling R $ 1,963 billion. Last year, from February to July, the ICMS collection amount, also referring to tax substitution, was R $ 1,292 billion. The average increase, per month, in 2010, was R $ 110 million, in the same period (Feb to Jul).

 

The total increase in ICMS collection, with all revenue codes (including tax substitution), in the period from February to July, was approximately 18%, that is, R $ 1,7 billion. Last year, in the same period, the volume was R $ 9,1 billion, and in 2010 it already reached R $ 10,9 billion.

 

Today, the average state revenue is R $ 1,5 billion per month. With the operation, the perspective is that about R $ 600 million more will enter the public coffers per year. Operation Barreira Fiscal takes place for 24 hours, from Sunday to Sunday and has 123 income inspectors, 193 military police officers, 145 agents from the State Secretariat of Government, 50 farm agents, in addition to the support of the Federal Revenue and employees of Procon-RJ. They operate on the borders of Rio with the states of Minais Gerais, São Paulo and Espírito Santo in eight fixed inspection posts and six other steering wheels.

 

GENERAL AUGUST DATA:

Vehicles Covered: 251.584

Vehicles assessed: 1.778

Amount in fines applied: R $ 18.294.266,83

Evasions (all intercepted): 2.082

Retained for investigation: 23.189

Persons detained: 29

 

GENERAL JULY DATA:

Vehicles Covered: 250.277

Vehicles assessed: 1.057

Amount in fines applied: R $ 12.140.311,69

Evasions (all intercepted): 1.821

Retained for investigation: 18.834

Persons detained: 56

 

GENERAL JUNE DATA:

Vehicles Covered: 246.162

Vehicles assessed: 1.602

Amount in fines applied: R $ 13.114.481,54

Evasions (all intercepted): 1.906

Retained for investigation: 19.397

Persons detained: 50

 

GENERAL DATA MAY:

Vehicles Covered: 255.733

Vehicles assessed: 3.170

Amount in fines applied: R $ 19.856.750,00

Evasions (all intercepted): 2.362

Retained for investigation: 13.559

Persons detained: 43

 

GENERAL APRIL DATA:

Vehicles Covered: 258.572

Vehicles assessed: 3.427

Amount in fines applied: R $ 23.939.615,05

Evasions (all intercepted): 2.218

Retained for investigation: 12.445

Persons detained: 30

 

GENERAL MARCH DATA:

Vehicles Covered: 302.731

Vehicles assessed: 3.031

Amount in fines applied: R $ 18.172.586,43

Evasions (all intercepted): 3.293

Retained for investigation: 15.604

Persons detained: 18

 

GENERAL FEBRUARY DATA:

Vehicles Covered: 201.417

Vehicles assessed: 2.242

Amount in fines applied: R $ 8.702.705,49

Evasions (all intercepted): 2.664

Retained for investigation: 10.614

Persons detained: 11