ABEAR defends the maintenance of the zero tax rate on Aviation Kerosene

The Brazilian Association of Airlines (ABEAR) was received yesterday (16) in Brasília by Congressman Danilo Forte (UNIÃO/CE) – rapporteur of Provisional Measure (MP) 1118/2022, which amends Complementary Law 192/2022 – which reduced the PIS/COFINS rate on fuels to zero, including aviation kerosene. ABEAR presented to the congressman the history of the negotiation process with the National Congress and the Executive Branch, which guaranteed in Complementary Law 194/2022 the calculation of the presumed PIS/COFINS credit on some petroleum derivatives. The measure represented a reduction of R$0 per liter of QAV. Although this change was not enough to offset the increase in costs in the face of the exponential growth accumulated in the international price of a barrel of oil, it is still relevant to reduce pressure on the component with the greatest weight in the airlines' cost basket.</p> Given the current scenario, which remains unstable in the international market due to the war in Ukraine, ABEAR defended with the rapporteur the need to ensure the continuation of the reduction to zero of the PIS/COFINS rate.</p> It was also requested that any changes that may be made to Complementary Laws 07 and 192, both from 194, be observed and that the current system for calculating presumed credit be maintained.</p> In response, Deputy Danilo Forte (UNIÃO/CE) stated that “the measures currently implemented to reduce the impact of rising costs in the aviation sector are understandable.” He promised to analyze the sectoral demands set out in MP 2022/1118. Via: ABEAR</a></em></p></p>