Clipping of news on Brazilian Culture, Law and Citizenship
01/13/2014
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Mariana Tokarnia
Brazil Agency reporter
Brasilia - The high price of paper, dollar and high taxes are the main villains of the rising price of textbooks and school supplies , according to industry related entities . In 2013 , the dollar rose slightly more than 15 % compared to the real, endearing imported products . Have the paper, according to the National Association of Editors of Books ( Snel ) , increased approximately 12 % . Added to this scenario , the Brazilian Association of Producers and Importers of Novelties ( Abfiae ) indicates the high tax collections , which can reach 47 % of the final price .
When buying , high prices are evident . Mother of three , a law degree Raíres Cunha , arrived to spend about 20 % more than last year . The amount paid, reports , must overcome that pays for tuition in private school where children study . Purchases not yet finished and it has disbursed more than U.S. $ 800. " And that's just for kids," he says.
According to industry bodies , the increases have justification . Regarding books , the president of Snel , Sonia Machado Garden , explains that it was not a survey of the adjustment done this year . " Several increases occurred in the last year , impacting the cost of producing the book. For example , the role has increased by around 12 % , the collective bargaining agreement was 6.40 % . Unfortunately , these increases eventually reflecting in the price of the book . "
According to her , the exemptions granted to the sector are not enough to ensure the price decrease . Since 2004 , the book is exempt from PIS and COFINS , including imports , ranging between 3.65% and 9.25 % depending on the tax regime of the company. " In the same period , only the salary increase category was 79.96 % , ie , the benefit of tax exemption had its cumulative reflection over these ten years by the increase in inputs," explains Sonia .
In stationery items such as notebooks, pens , glue , crayons , which are part of the material list of students, Abfiae , which brings together brands like Faber - Castell , Tilibra and Bic , says it is not possible to standardize the rate increase. The industry is " highly fragmented and prices vary greatly according to the competition," says the association's president, Rubens Steps . According to him , are the taxes which increase the products.
A survey by the Brazilian Institute of Planning and Taxation ( BIPT ) shows that the tax burden accounts for 47.49 % of the price of a pen , for example. In the case of a slit , the rate reaches 44.65% , and a pencil, 34.99 % . The association believes that a reduction in the PIS and COFINS and the Tax on Industrialized Products ( IPI ) could mean a 10% drop .
The professor at the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Rio de Janeiro , and retail specialist Roberto Kanter adds another component to the increase : the dollar . A rising U.S. dollar has an impact on the imported sector, which is not always easy to identify products . " When we see the stationery that is a product from another country , it is easy to avoid buying and saving , but most of the products and inputs are imported by industries and resell them ."
Kanter points out that at the beginning of the year , demand is growing for profit and trade advantage . " The year 2013 was not good for retail, then the entrepreneur takes advantage of this period of increased demand to raise prices . And this is not always proportional to the increase in rates . If a product costs $ 0.70, it rounds up to U.S. $ 1, without realizing that this represents an increase of 40 % . "
The tip of the teacher is doing a good price research and opt for smaller shops that can negotiate lower prices . Raíres Cunha is doing the research and let the stationery items for last minute shopping . She added that the federal capital goods are found throughout price. " I thought cockroaches and pens and pens to $ 6" .
Below is the tax burden on school supplies :
School Diary: 43.19 %
Pointer : 43.19 %
Rubber: 43.19 %
College notebook : 34.99 %
Pen : 47.49 %
Cola Grapple: 42.71 %
Case for Pencils : 40.33 %
Binder : 39.38 %
Sheets for Binder : 37.77 %
Lunch : 39.74 %
Pencil : 34.99 %
Book: 15.52 %
Backpacks : 39.62 %
Brown Paper : 34.99 %
Carbon Paper: 38.68 %
Paper Sulfite : 37.77 %
Plastic Folders : 40.09 %
Ruler : 44.65%
Gouache Ink : 36.13 %
Plastic Paint : 36.22 %
Source : Brazil Agency
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