“The General Tourism Fund (Fungetur), Perse and the Legal Framework for Gambling are the biggest game changers in the sector in recent history. A Legislative initiative, Perse is the 'Pronampe' of the events sector, one of the greatest political achievements in Congress, which helped to mitigate the economic impacts of the pandemic," points out Deputy Rodrigo Coelho, first from Santa Catarina to assume the presidency of the Commission of Tourism of the Chamber of Deputies.
The program allows companies to negotiate their tax debts with discounts and offers the possibility of paying the outstanding balance in up to 145 months.
“Perse helped to boost the sector with exemption from taxes, such as PIS/Pasep, Cofins, Social Contribution on Net Income (CSLL) and Corporate Income Tax (IRPJ), for 60 months,” says the consultant tributary of Fecomércio SC, Lucas Rossetto. The deadline to join the program ends on October 31 – interested companies can contact the Federation by email ([email protected]) to obtain guidance and more information.
According to the deputy, Bill 442/1991, which authorizes and regulates gambling in Brazil, should advance after the presidential election and could be approved by the Senate.
“Casino retains tourists and defines whether or not the public goes to that destination, because there is a universe behind it, with shows, entertainment, restaurants, etc. About 200,000 Brazilians travel every year to play in other countries, generating employment and income in those places. Legalization in Brazil could generate 658,000 direct jobs and 619,000 indirect ones in the gambling production chain,” says Magnho José, president of the Instituto Brasileiro Jogo Legal (IJL).
Flag of Fecomércio SC
The president-elect of Fecomércio SC, Hélio Dagnoni, said that tourism will be one of the main flags of the new management. The new leader of the entity, who will be officially sworn in on August 10, presented his successor in the vice presidency of Tourism, Fábio de Souza, and invited the president of the entity's Business Chamber of Tourism, Marco Aurélio Floriani, to remain in the post.
Source: GMB
