Brazil's Lula decrees extension for tax exemption on fuels
The decree was among the first batch of decisions taken by Lula hours after his inauguration as president, succeeding far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, and officially establishing his cabinet of 37 ministers.
The exemption from federal taxes on fuel represents a revenue waiver of 52.9 billion reais per year, and Economy Minister Fernando Haddad had said that it would not be extended, creating a division in the new cabinet. Earlier on Sunday, Senator Jean Paul Prates, who is expected to be named chief executive of state-run oil company PetrobrasPrates said the exemption could be resumed by the new government in a "much more comfortable" way.
He has said that one option under study was an extension for six months or until the end of the year for tax exemptions on diesel and liquefied petroleum gas. The extension for gasoline was opposed by sectors of the economy, such as the ethanol industry, which loses ground in its tax advantage over gasoline.
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