After pressure, Government includes Step Step Cuts, Defender Insurance and More in MP

The provisional measure published by the government on Wednesday night (11) that raised taxation on investments also brought a package of measures to contain expenses. Changes reach benefits such as insurance, sickness benefit via atestmed, and the footsteps program.

The announcement came after heavy pressure from Congress and the productive sector for spending control measures to balance the proposal to increase taxes on financial investments, such as the end of the exemption for LCI, LCA, CRI, CRA and dividends of FIIs and strokes, as well as the unification of the rate of going to 17.5% for various investment modalities.

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Shortfoot on the Floor of Education

One of the main changes proposed is the accounting of the Step Program spending on the Constitutional Floor of Education. The program grants financial incentives to high school students. With this, the estimated expense of R $ 12 billion to 2026 is absorbed within the 18% minimum of net income that the Union should apply in the area, releasing budget space on other fronts.

Insurance

The MP also promotes adjustments in the criteria for access to insurance, benefit paid to artisanal fishermen during the period of fishing prohibition. The text establishes a ceiling for budget allocation, preventing expenses with the program from exceeding the amount provided for in the Annual Budget Law (LOA). According to the newspaper S.Paulo Folhawho heard a farm coach, this limit was set at R $ 6.5 billion to 2025.

In addition, it becomes mandatory to approve the registration of fisherman by the City Hall, replacing the current model, in which the claim is made directly in the federal system. According to the government, a new decree with additional rules will be edited, predicting the use of biometrics and data crossing to curb fraud.

Sickness

Another change is the limitation of the period of granting sick pay by the atestmed system, which allows the benefit to be obtained with only documentary analysis. From the MP, the maximum deadline was reduced from 180 to 30 days. Extensions will require face -to -face expertise or telemedicine. The deadline can be reviewed by act of the Executive Power, provided it is justified.

Ceiling for federal contribution to social security

Finally, the financial compensation that the Union pays to states and municipalities for the incorporation of public servants’ contribution time to the General Social Security Regime (RGPS) will also have a budgetary ceiling, as provided for in the sanctioned budget.