The need for fiscal adjustment will cause the government to change the bill that expands the coverage of Simples Nacional in order to avoid loss of revenue. According to the Minister of Micro and Small Business (MMPE), Guilherme Afif Domingos, there will be a fine-tuning in the process so that the conditions for entrepreneurs improve, without budgetary impact. "The Federal Revenue Service is extremely concerned with avoiding the impact of exemptions," he said.

The government is considering presenting a substitute for the bill that is being processed in the Chamber of Deputies until March 19. It will propose a more modest increase in the annual revenue cap for industries that want to join the program. The current R $ 3,6 million would go to R $ 7,2 million and not R $ 14,4 million from the current text. The MMPE minister admits that the exemptions are hampered by the need for fiscal adjustment, but stresses that without it, there will be no resumption of growth.

Afif did not detail other changes under study, nor did he estimate the loss of potential revenue from the ongoing project. The minister believes that the approval of the project is not threatened by the government's disagreement with the allied base. According to him, the Micro and Small Business Front should have more than 300 congressmen. “Today the Congress is touched by dissent. If there is a consensus, it is this. ”

Source: Electronic Review / Correio Brasiliense (12/03)

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