As Paulo Guedes addressed this Tuesday (28) in an international press conference, it is more effective to provide the poorest people with the price of gas than to freeze prices.
“Subsidize disadvantaged people, with an increase in income transfers for those who need gas for cooking at home, is a more efficient measure than blocking the price system”, said Guedes.
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He also added by commenting that lowering the tariffs imposed on fuels would only help those who are in a position to to pay, in addition, he claimed not to be the most “intelligent” action to be taken, in order to try to circumvent the crisis of fuels. According to him, the government has been trying its best to prevent the effects from reaching the consumer.
So that you understand the situation
Petrobras announced a “mega increase” referring to the values of direct fuels in refineries, approximately 18.8% in gasoline and 24.9% in diesel. Since then, the president of the republic has been trying to find ways to minimize the situation.
One way was a bill approved by the National Congress, modifying the order of incidence of the Tax on Operations related to the Circulation of Goods (ICMS) on fuels, sanctioned by Bolsonaro.
Guedes was also asked about the appointment of economist Adriano José Pires Rodrigues to the presidency of Petrobras in place of General Joaquim Silva e Luna.
"It won't have significant effects." “The comment I have to make is that Petrobras is a listed company that has its own policies and should follow the policies it wants,” he said.
“I am more concerned about the war in Ukraine and how we will mitigate the price impacts. Reducing taxes is the first step, thinking about increasing aid to the most vulnerable, if prices continue to rise should be a second step. We are taking measures as the crisis hits us”, declared Guedes.