The measure ends the tax benefit for research, development and innovation
In reaction against the suspension of the Lei do Bem, ABES joined ANPEI (National Association for Research and Development of Innovative Companies) and 11 other business entities in a letter to President Dilma Rousseff, expressing its rejection of the end of the tax benefit to research, development and innovation provided for in the Lei do Bem.
“Despite being one of the sectors recognized for its ability to boost the economy, the Information Technology sector has been undermined by the government continuously. As soon as the payroll reimbursement went into effect, the government has already issued two provisional measures to revoke two points of the Lei do Bem ”, explains Jorge Sukarie, president of ABES.
With the last edition of MP 694, which took place on September 30, the government revoked the incentives for companies that invest in research, development and innovation, putting at risk the Research and Development Centers installed in Brazil. Days before, the government had published MP 690, which in one of its articles revokes the exemption from PIS and COFINS for mobile devices dedicated to consumers such as desktops, notebooks, tablets, smartphones, among others.
For the entity, the end of the incentive for the exemption of these contributions, provided by the Lei do Bem, should bring back informality to the segment, which since its enactment has dropped from more than 70% to less than 20%, thus generating a decrease in regular jobs and lower collection of other taxes, mainly II, ICMS, IPI, IR and CSLL. The reduction in the sale of these devices and the increase in informality will have a negative impact on the performance of the software sector, technology included in these devices.
According to the manifesto sent by the entities, the enactment of the Lei do Bem, in 2005, was one of the main achievements of Brazilian society for stimulating the development of research and business innovation, for cooperation between science and technology entities and for the attention of global RD&I centers for Brazil.
Also according to the manifesto, the resources of the Lei do Bem are linked, on average, to 50.8% of the RD&I projects of the companies that use the benefit. The tax incentive was one of the main economic enablers for the implementation of 15 new large business centers in the last 4 years in Brazil and was relevant for the production of at least 20,000 new products or technological process improvements for society and the economy. Brazilian.
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