Toy industry will invest R $ 1 bi in the country this year, says Abrinq

After meeting with the President Dilma Rousseff at Planalto Palace, the President of the Brazilian Association of toy manufacturers (Abrinq) Synésio Batista da Costa, said that the sector will invest $ 1 billion in the country this year. He asked the President, however, help to combat the imports subfaturamento: "we need to stop in the country with the benefits of wise guys, these importers bastards," fumed.
The Minister of development, industry and foreign trade (Mdic), Armando Monteiro Neto, said that some industrial policy instruments offered by the Government can offer answers to the productive sector.
"In Brazil, the pessimists are always doomed to lose, the economy needs to promote rebalancing to resume growth on a sustainable basis," said the Minister. "What Brazil is and always will be recipient of investments because the world looks the Brazil as a great country and a great market," he pleaded.
For Costa, the Abrinq, despite economic stagnation, "there's no reason for us to be defeated and the world over," because the toys sector, "all the time have new consumer". Cited that between 2011 and June this year, the sector reached 500 million toys manufactured. He complained of the burden of taxation on the grounds that the sector would need at least an extension to pay taxes. "I just want more time to pay, but I will pay what you charging me".
Costa reported that the toy industry grew in Government Dilma, since a pound of product worth today US $ 9.00, within the international average, while there are 15 years this value was $ 3.00. Complained, however, that the "bad importers", which subfaturam, charge $ 1.70 a pound of toys.
Abrinq's President added that despite the crisis, the industry grew 16 percent last year and should grow 12 percent this year. Stated that in the last six years the sector not fired employees. He highlighted the integration with Mercosur companies, favoring the toy market. He cited examples of models in the Assembly process, integrate five different countries.