Payroll exemption contributed to increase hiring
Companies in the Internet segment generated 57,780 new jobs in the 2012-2014 period, and the payroll tax relief promoted by law 12,546/2011 contributes to this indicator.
The data appears in the study on billing, employability, salary mass and federal collection of companies in the sector, which the Brazilian Internet Association (Abranet) presented to federal deputy Leonardo Picciani (PMDB-RJ), rapporteur of Bill 863/2015, of the Executive Power, which reduces the payroll tax exemption for 56 sectors of the economy.
According to the study, carried out by the Brazilian Institute of Planning and Taxation, an average of 19,260 new jobs were created in the last three years. The cumulative growth in the number of employees was 18,47%, with an average of 5,82% per year. "The continuous growth in the number of employees in the Internet segment, benefiting from the enactment of the Payroll Exemption Law, leaves no doubt as to its efficiency", highlights the study.
With Law 12,546/2011, the calculation of the employer's social security contribution became effective at the rates of 2% and 1% for information technology and industry services, respectively, applied directly to the companies' revenue, instead of 20% on the payroll. Due to the need to increase its collection, the government proposed PL 863, which is being processed in the Chamber of Deputies.
"We presented the data from our study to Deputy Picciani, emphasizing the importance of tax relief in generating jobs in Internet companies", says Eduardo Parajo, president of Abranet, who met with the parliamentarian on June 11, in Brasília.
"With Law 12,546, companies were able to invest in increasing the number of employees, without increasing labor costs in the same proportion. And the effect was null in terms of social security costs", highlights Parajo. He also recalls that the study by Abranet shows an increase in social security collection, since law 12,546 defines that the value of the employer's social security contribution grows in proportion to the increase in company revenues. In 2012, Internet companies earned R$ 96.4 billion; in 2014, it was R$ 144.6 billion – an increase of 50%.
"Internet companies have been contributing to the generation of jobs in the country. We are fearful about the impact of the end of the exemption, especially with the possibility of unemployment, as companies are already dealing with a critical economic situation", he warns.
Abranet represents companies from the entire Brazilian internet value chain. Founded in 1996, the entity's main objective is to support the Brazilian effort in the implementation of companies providing access, services and information, seeking the development of the Internet in the country.
The data appears in the study on billing, employability, salary mass and federal collection of companies in the sector, which the Brazilian Internet Association (Abranet) presented to federal deputy Leonardo Picciani (PMDB-RJ), rapporteur of Bill 863/2015, of the Executive Power, which reduces the payroll tax exemption for 56 sectors of the economy.
According to the study, carried out by the Brazilian Institute of Planning and Taxation, an average of 19,260 new jobs were created in the last three years. The cumulative growth in the number of employees was 18,47%, with an average of 5,82% per year. "The continuous growth in the number of employees in the Internet segment, benefiting from the enactment of the Payroll Exemption Law, leaves no doubt as to its efficiency", highlights the study.
With Law 12,546/2011, the calculation of the employer's social security contribution became effective at the rates of 2% and 1% for information technology and industry services, respectively, applied directly to the companies' revenue, instead of 20% on the payroll. Due to the need to increase its collection, the government proposed PL 863, which is being processed in the Chamber of Deputies.
"We presented the data from our study to Deputy Picciani, emphasizing the importance of tax relief in generating jobs in Internet companies", says Eduardo Parajo, president of Abranet, who met with the parliamentarian on June 11, in Brasília.
"With Law 12,546, companies were able to invest in increasing the number of employees, without increasing labor costs in the same proportion. And the effect was null in terms of social security costs", highlights Parajo. He also recalls that the study by Abranet shows an increase in social security collection, since law 12,546 defines that the value of the employer's social security contribution grows in proportion to the increase in company revenues. In 2012, Internet companies earned R$ 96.4 billion; in 2014, it was R$ 144.6 billion – an increase of 50%.
"Internet companies have been contributing to the generation of jobs in the country. We are fearful about the impact of the end of the exemption, especially with the possibility of unemployment, as companies are already dealing with a critical economic situation", he warns.
Abranet represents companies from the entire Brazilian internet value chain. Founded in 1996, the entity's main objective is to support the Brazilian effort in the implementation of companies providing access, services and information, seeking the development of the Internet in the country.
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