Taxes
It is important to stand out that this manifesto does not have nehum bond politician-partisan and is coordendado by the Company Jnior formed for pupils compromised to action of citizenship. According to Brazilian Institute of Planejamento Tributrio (IBPT) Brazil is the country that more snake taxes in the food sector in one ranking of 15 rich and emergent countries. In the reality, our Brazil is one of the few countries of the world that taxes foods. The average of the national tax burden inlaid in the prices of foods reaches 18.35% – considered ICMS, PIS and Cofins, that almost correspond 70% of the weight of the tributes. In France, for example, it does not have incidence of taxes on foods.
The elimination of the tax burden started in the French Revolution, therefore, today, they do not have tax none on foods. Second study of Fundao Getulio Vargas (FGV), in Brazil the tax burden on the food is more than what the double of the average of the thirty countries (7.11%) of the Organization for the Cooperation and Desenvolvimento Econmico (OCDE). The difference is clamorous when the numbers are compared with the United States (U.S.A.): of the 50 North American States, 34 have aliquot zero. The tribute average on the food sales in that country is of 0,66%. Brazil with as many poor people could not have a so heavy taxation thus. The impact of the tax on who has little income is enormous, what it diminishes its power of purchase of course. In the Brazilian case, the taxation if becomes still more perverse will be observed that if it spends, on average, 30.8% of the familiar income with the food purchase. This percentage grows to the measure that decreases the income. Brazilian citizens, our country cannot be given to the luxury to tax basic foods, even because, for the income population low, the main expenditure of its budget is the food. It signs the virtual ABAIXO-ASSINADO in link below and divulges for the biggest number of Brazilian citizens!