Toilet paper has become more charged in 9 States

High rates of the tax on inheritances and donations (ITCMD) is one of the weapons that the States met to address the drop in tax collection in recent years, while the unpopular expenditure adjustment meets resistance from various sectors. To give an idea, 25 of 27 Federation units saw its revenue shrink in 2015, compared to 2014, according to data from platform Compares Brazil. That year, the River was the State with the biggest drop: 24.47% tumble, to 52 billion, according to R$ updated values for the IPCA.
In addition to the impact of the recession on the collection of the GST — most important tribute to the States, the federal Government had granted makes impact on State accounts, since part of this collection is divided with the Federation ones. Only in 2016, the tax waiver with the IPI tax reduction was 6.77 billion R$. Considering the entire set of benefits, the loss to the public purse was R$ 90.67 billion last year.
Other taxes, even more relevant to the State accounts, also suffered price increases in recent months. According to a survey of the newspaper O GLOBO, at least nine States had high rates of ICMS on drugs last year. The tribute is the most important to the State. Perfumes and toilet paper also began to be taxed more. At the end of 2016, the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio (Chamber) has announced an increase in the energy tax and beer. At the time, the Government estimated that the measure would generate R$ 800 million in extra revenue.
In the most recent onslaught to increase storage room, Northeastern States will propose that 20% of contributions are transferred to the State Governments. In the accounts of the farm Secretary of Rio Grande do Norte and President of the Committee of State Secretáriso farm (Comsefaz), Andre Horta, the deficit of the States today is in the range of 70 billion R$. The measure, which must be filed on a Proposal of constitutional amendment (PEC), can fill that hole.