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11/05/2013
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Prosecutor says missing publicize the meeting that approved the project.
He requested that City Hall and SP are notified .
The Public Prosecutor of São Paulo filed on Monday ( 4 ) a civil action for an injunction against the approval of the increase in property tax and urban land ( property tax ) in the state capital . The project reviews the Plant Generic values ( PGV ) , and causes an increase in the property tax, was approved last week at City Hall .
The lawsuit was filed in the Court of Exchequer by the promoter Mauricio Antonio Lopes Ribeiro , the Prosecutor's Office of Housing and Urban Development . He did not question the values increase but rather , how was the approval of the project . The prosecutor says that the vote did not take place with due publicity required by law and the bylaws of the City Council was disrespected.
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" We identified a fault. At bylaws of the City Council , there could be no vote on the bill in the special session without the object was properly defined ," he said . To Maurício Lopes , the fact that " works against the principle of democratic management ." In the vote , decided last minute , the audience of the plenary was empty .
The bill drafted by the Fernando Haddad ( PT) to readjust the tax was approved in second vote in the House on Tuesday ( 29 ) , a day earlier than planned, to avoid protests scheduled for the fourth ( 30 ) . The increase has been criticized by groups and eventually approved with tight score , 29 votes in favor and 26 against . The text now needs only be sanctioned by the mayor .
The text provides for adjustment in 2014 limited to a maximum of 20 % for residential and 35 % commercial real estate . The original proposal envisaged the City institute a lock 30 % and 45 % , respectively. Also according to the project in 2015 and 2016 properties that already have not received any adjustment in the previous year may have , each year , increases residual 10 % for homes and 15 % for businesses .
In action , the prosecutor asks the City , the City Council and Officers of the House . The prosecutor says he wants , with the suspension of the increase , have enough time to promote discussion about the value of rejuste , calling various segments of society interested .
The G1 searched on the afternoon of Monday the city of São Paulo and waits for a return . The Chamber said in a statement that " it was not officially notified of the action , but it is safe procedures adopted during the vote on the property tax ."
Citizen's duty
The mayor of São Paulo said last week that taking care of updating the venal value of imóves - and consequently of Urban Real Estate Tax ( property tax ) - is a "duty " which was also accomplished by his predecessors . Moreover , Haddad said that paying tax is a "duty " of every citizen .
According to Haddad , criticism of the increase are unfounded , the review was due in 2009 and the tax law is necessary for the city . " It is a tribute I paid with the greatest joy , because I know it's a condo for the city ," he said .
" You pay a proportional value to your property and cooperates with the city . Then this is a must in my opinion ," he said .
" All mayors have fulfilled the duty of updating the plant generic values . Actually question that should be asked is: what did you do all your predecessors did ? Kassab Why did Quadros did , did Maluf , Pitta did , Marta did , Erundia made . because it is a duty of all mayors generic upgrade the plant , "he said .
The adjustment is a calculation of the property tax that has as main item the market value , which changes for each region of the city . On the assessed value tax rate is applied (which has not increased ) . The City says it will also consider the condition of the property in the calculation of taxes.
If the City take based solely on real estate values observed since 2009, the adjustment could be greater than 100 % in some neighborhoods .
highest increases
The slums of Alto de Pinheiros , in the West Zone , Cathedral, in central and Vila Mariana , in the south , will pay on average 19.8 % more property tax in 2014 and are the neighborhoods that suffer most from increased according to the proposal approved in House.
The increase in these neighborhoods reflects the update of Plant Generic values ( PGV ) , which determines when the valley square meter in different regions of the city . The adjustment was not done since 2009 and is linked to the valuation of land , which in some neighborhoods doubled in value in recent years .
Other districts of central stand out among those who have the largest increases . This is the case of the Republic , with 19.7 % adjustment , Santa Cecilia , with 19.6 % , Bela Vista and Jardim Paulista , both with 19.5 % . Among the 96 districts of the city 24 will increase more than 15 %, 10 will increase from 10.1 % to 15 %, 18 will readjust 5.1% and 10 % and 19 between 0 and 5%. Another 25 will decrease . ( See below for the change in property tax per district ) .
Source : G1
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