Beer

By ETCO
17/01/2011

The year 2005 crowned great achievements for the Brazilian beer market. In the first year in which the production of the 51 breweries in the country came to be controlled by the Federal Revenue, through flow meters, the collection of IPI for the sector increased by 14,9% in relation to 2004.

The increase in tax revenues is not due to the increase in the tax burden or the growth of the market, which in 2005 was 5,8%. Revenue data show that the revenue from a single company in the sector increased by more than 40% last year. In other words, we are talking about the long-awaited increase in the tax base without the penalty of those who already pay a high tax burden.

We started to witness the outcome of a beautiful story, built over 16 years. The simplification of the tax structure, with the fixing of specific and unique rates, puts an end to tax engineering. This fact, combined with the control of flow meters, makes it possible to punish those who do not follow the rules. both suffer from unfair competition.