Lira said Tax Reform should focus on consumption, the PP and Republicanos helped the PT in the CPI on the MST, and Campos Neto will speak in the Senate on the basic interest rate

BRAZIL POLITICS - Report 10 Aug 2023 by Murillo de Aragão and Cristiano Noronha

Lira defended focusing on consumption in the Tax Reform proposal and said, “We cannot attack the problem from ten angles at the same time,” referencing income taxation. He also said he was still optimistic about the enactment of Tax Reform later this year to be able to vote on the complementary laws, which will define the dual VAT rate in the first half of next year, for example. Even without finalizing ministerial reform, the PP and Republicanos helped the government in the Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry (CPI) on the Landless Workers' Movement (MST). Lira accepted a request from the PT and canceled Minister Rui Costa's (PT-BA) summons to the CPI. Today, the highlight of the political agenda is Roberto Campos Neto's trip to the Senate at 10 am to talk about interest rates.

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