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Pronunciamento do ministro da Fazenda, Fernando Haddad
56 statements · 1 politicians · November 27, 2024 · 7 min
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Dear Brazilian men and women, good evening.
In recent months we have worked intensively to develop a set of proposals that reaffirm our commitment to a fairer and more efficient Brazil.
This is not an isolated effort by President Lula's government, but a joint construction that seeks to ensure lasting economic and social advances.
Today we have clear signs that we are on the right path.
Brazil has not only recovered lost time and ground, but has once again taken its prominent place in the world among the ten largest economies.
Now we are growing steadily with a GDP above 3% per year.
Unemployment, which punished our people in the previous period and pushed millions of families below the poverty line, is now among the lowest in our history.
More families are regaining decent incomes and work.
We ensured real increases in the minimum wage and raised the income tax exemption bracket for those earning up to two minimum wages.
Programs such as Minha Casa Minha Vida and Farmácia Popular have been given new momentum.
And new programs such as Pé de Meia, Desenrola and Acredita have arrived to combat school dropout.
help people recover credit and support those who want to start a business.
The fight against privileges and tax evasion has allowed us to improve public accounts.
If in the recent past the lack of tax justice maintained privileges for the richest, without advances in income redistribution, now we collect revenue in a fairer and more efficient way.
We complied with the law and corrected distortions.
It was like that with the taxation of funds in tax havens and exclusive funds of the super-rich.
But we know that great challenges remain.
Faced with the external scenario, with armed conflicts and trade wars, we need to take even better care of our country.
That is why we are adopting the necessary measures to protect our economy.
With this, we will ensure stability and efficiency.
And we will ensure that the advances achieved are protected and expanded.
We have already returned to working men and women the real gain in the minimum wage.
This right, forgotten by the previous government, returned with President Lula.
And with the proposed new rules, the minimum wage will continue to rise above inflation, sustainably and within the new fiscal rule.
To ensure they reach those who really need them, we will improve the control mechanisms that were dismantled in the previous period.
Fraud and distortions delay assistance to those who need it most.
For military pensions, we will promote greater equality by instituting a minimum age for reserve status and limiting pension transfers, in addition to other adjustments.
These are fair and necessary changes.
To assist the families who need it most, the salary bonus will be guaranteed to those who earn up to R$ 2.640.
This amount will be adjusted for inflation in the coming years and will become permanent when it corresponds to one and a half times the minimum wage.
The measures also combat privileges incompatible with the principle of equality.
We will correct excesses and ensure that all public agents are subject to the constitutional cap.
Together with the STF (Supreme Federal Tribunal) and the National Congress, we have refined the budget rules.
The overall amount of parliamentary amendments will grow below the limit of the fiscal rules.
In addition, 50% of the amendments from Congress committees will be required to go to public health, strengthening the SUS.
These measures I mentioned will generate savings of R$ 70 bilhões over the next two years and consolidate this government's commitment to the country's fiscal sustainability.
To ensure the results we expect, in the event of a primary deficit, the creation, expansion or extension of tax benefits will be prohibited.
Fighting inflation... Reducing the cost of public debt and having lower interest rates is a central part of our humanistic view of the economy.
Today's Brazil is no longer the Brazil that turned a blind eye to inequality and to the difficulties of our people.
Those who earn more must contribute more, allowing us to invest in areas that transform people's lives.
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