Robinson Barreirinhas, Brazil’s Federal Revenue Secretary, underscores the challenge Brazil faces in controlling its tax revenue due to over 200 special tax regimes. These tax regimes, which are quite complex, lead to a loss of tax revenue. Barreirinhas points out that these special exemptions weaken Brazil’s fiscal management. He links this problem to recent changes […]
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