Brazil’s Haddad Says Vote on Fiscal Rule on July 7 Is Possible

Finance minister Fernando Haddad said he believes it will be possible to vote on the proposals for the new fiscal framework and the CARF bill in lower house tomorrow; postponing the vote to August could harm the budget, he said to journalists in Brasília.

• Lower House speaker Arthur Lira is aware that the Carf bill is ready to be voted on, he said
• Tax reform is not proposed by the government, it is an economic and state necessity, minister said
• Fernando Haddad met this Thursday at the official residence of lower house speaker to resolve the leaders’ doubts about the ...