The Brazilian Congress is debating changes related to taxing offshore accounts. This has been proposed as a countermeasure for potential revenue losses from raising the personal income tax exemption limit, a campaign pledge by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Proposed modifications to the current salary adjustment draft are being perceived as extraneous to the […]
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