Still no response from the Federal Government regarding the request for help to face the crisis triggered by the coronavirus in the State's economy ICMS collection. Therefore, Secretary Fernanda Pacobahyba (Finance) revealed that the collection of the Tax on Circulation of Goods and Services (ICMS) should fall between 20% and 25% in March.
When classifying the State's economic situation as “very critical”, Pacobahyba also reported that the State Participation Fund (FPE) has been decreasing this year.
Composed of installments of the Tax of Income and the Tax on Industrial Production and transferred by the Federal Government to the states. Therefore, the FPE destined for Ceará had a reduction of 9% in January, before the pandemic and, now, it should repeat the percentage of retraction.
ICMS Collection
Still without a response from the Federal Government regarding the request for help to face the crisis triggered by the coronavirus in the State's economy, Secretary Fernanda Pacobahyba (Finance) revealed that the collection of the Tax on Circulation of Goods and Services (ICMS) should fall between 20% and 25% in March.
When classifying the state's economic situation as "very critical", Pacobahyba also reported that the State Participation Fund (FPE) has been decreasing this year. Composed of installments of Income Tax and Industrial Production Tax and transferred by the Federal Government to the states, the FPE destined for Ceará had a reduction of 9% in January, before the pandemic and, now, it should repeat the percentage of retraction.
“We are not in a bed of roses, no. Everyone is in a whirlwind of difficulties,” lamented the secretary, endorsing. Therefore, a new letter was sent to Minister Paulo Guedes in an attempt to alleviate the difficulties of state tax authorities in facing the crisis.
Aid to the sectors
In the same way that Sefaz-CE made a request for support to the Federal Government, business leaders have spoken out. Although they are seeking help from the Ceará tax authorities to face the period of closed doors and little movement.
However, the Finance Secretary returned the request: “We are asking for exactly the opposite. Because look: we are in March collecting the tax for the month of February. It was a month when we did not have coronavirus. So, it is a tax that we expect. There was no crisis. It is a past fact.”
She argues that “the situation in the State of Ceará is one of balance, but it is a situation in which no other entity is being put to the test”, that is, it depends exclusively on the work.
Self-employed and poorer
However, early last night (21), Governor Camilo Santana promised help to the most vulnerable population of Ceará in a statement made on social media. Among those benefiting, according to the governor, are the self-employed.