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09/25/2013
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This year will be R$ 415 billion , which will not reach the public coffers ( 10 % of GDP ) , estimated union attorneys
AGENCY BRAZIL
Brasilia - The Brazilian withheld R$ 300 billion in taxes so far in 2013 . The amount exceeds the wealth produced by most states . By the end of the year , the value that makes reaching the public coffers should reach R $ 415 billion , equivalent to 10 % of Gross Domestic Product ( GDP ) , the sum of goods and services produced in the country , estimates the National Association of Attorneys National Treasury ( Sinprofaz ) .
The Sinprofaz developed an online scoreboard tax evasion in Brazil . Call Sonegômetro , the tool allows you to track in real time how much the country has ceased to collect every day. The numbers are constantly updated in www.sonegometro.com address .
According to the study , if there was no tax evasion , the weight of the tax burden could be reduced by up to 20 % , and yet the income level would be maintained . The action is part of the Brazil campaign How Much for You ? , Created by the organization in 2009 .
The count began on January 1 . The amount withheld to date is higher than the revenue from income tax in 2011 ( R$ 278.3 billion ) . In comparison with the GDP of the states , tax evasion would be in fourth place among the 27 states .
The R $ 300 billion the government has not received so far are only after the GDP of São Paulo ( R $ 1.248 trillion ) of Rio de Janeiro ( R $ 407 billion ) and Minas Gerais ( R $ 351 billion ) . The amount withheld , reports the Sinprofaz , equals more than the wealth produced by Rio Grande do Sul ( R$ 252.5 billion ) , the Paraná ( R $ 217 billion ) and the Federal District ( R$ 150 billion ) .
To reach the level of evasion , the survey of 13 selected Sinprofaz taxes corresponding to 87.4 % of tax revenues in Brazil . The main outcomes were taxes Income tax ( IR ) on Industrialized Products ( IPI ) and on Financial Operations ( IOF ) , the Contribution to Social Security Financing ( COFINS ) , Social aContribuição on Net Profits (CSL ) and taxes on Goods and Services ( ICMS ) and on services (ISS ) .
The Sinprofaz also included in the study employers' contributions to the Guarantee Fund for Length of Service ( FGTS ) and payments from employers and employees to the National Institute of Social Security ( INSS ) .
Tomorrow ( 25 ) , the mobile Sinprofaz install a panel in Brasilia with the numbers of evasion . The score circulate nearby National Congress . The union will also promote the distribution of educational materials .
Source : The Day Online
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