President Dilma Rousseff at the Planalto Palace (Ueslei Marcelino / Reuters)
President Dilma Rousseff called on members of the economic team for meeting the presidential palace on Saturday. Are being discussed budget bill details Annual 2016, which has to be sent to Congress on Monday.
The Planning Minister Nelson Barbosa, is already in Alvorada, but the minister Joaquim Levy is in event of BM & F Bovespa in Campos do Jordao (SP). Initially, the participation of Levy would be at 18 hours, but it was early and he began his speech at the event at around 14 hours. No information if the minister will attend the meeting called by Dilma.
In addition to the budget law, it is being discussed the return of a tax on financial transactions to fund health expenditure in the CPMF molds. The economic team believes that the return of the "check tax" is needed to cover the budget shortfall projected for next year, but there is political resistance to the return of the tax.
According to meeting participants yesterday between the president and the governors Northeast, in Fortaleza (CE), Dilma did not make clear whether to send the proposed new CPMF already on Monday, as had been decided last Thursday.
(With Estadão Content)
