Brazil Speaker Seeks Consensus With Senate on Tax Reform

In search of consensus on Brazil’s tax reform, talks with Senate will continue, Brazil’s Lower House speaker Arthur Lira said in a speech during an event in Sao Paulo.

• Lira participated in the event along with the Senate’s president Rodrigo Pacheco
• Amendments made by the Senate will be very welcome: Lira
  • Tax reform bill has already been approved by the House and is being discussed in the Senate
• Lira said that it is necessary to discuss cutting expenses
  • If we can’t raise taxes, we have to cut expenses
• “The less tax exemptions we have, the fairer,” Pacheco said
  • Desire is ...