Finance Minister Dario Durigan stated this Wednesday (27) that the federal government should renew the diesel subsidy next week, whose current validity period ends on Sunday. In an interview with Valor Econômico, Durigan said that the economic team is currently working with maintaining the benefit at R$ 0.35 per liter. "I am currently working with the idea of maintaining the subsidy we have today, at R$ 0.35, but this needs to be evaluated," said the minister, highlighting that the adjustment will depend on the behavior of oil prices in the international market. This month, the government issued a provisional measure authorizing a subsidy for gasoline and providing for the possibility of extending the benefit to diesel, amid pressures generated by the volatility of oil due to tensions in the Middle East. Also in the interview, Durigan stated that the government is also working on a proposal to readjust the revenue ceiling for Individual Microentrepreneurs. According to the minister, the change would have a fiscal impact of less than R$ 10 billion.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.