The Portuguese Industrial Association (AIP) this Thursday championed a range of new measures to support businesses, including the return to simplified ‘layoffs’, tax deferrals, interest subsidies and crosscutting cuts to the IRC.
In a statement, the AIP said that as “the deterioration of the economic situation is foreseeable”, the government should “follow the strategy adopted during the pandemic”, and continue support programs depending on the evolution of the economic and business environment. situation.
Referring to the increase in tax revenues above the budget recorded up to July, which amounts to €3.5 million, he states that this would be expected “a set of more ambitious measures and with a different scope to mitigate the effects of the current situation” – in reference to the new support plan approved by the government.
For the AIP, the government should therefore consider returning to measures that were used during the pandemic, such as simplified ‘firing’ and postponing the payment of premiums and taxes.
Also among the measures advocated by the Portuguese Industrial Association is the increase of the aid rate to 60% for intensive natural gas industries and its extension to production sectors with high electricity consumption.
parallel, the AIP defends the aforementioned cut of the IRC for all sectors, as well as improving maturity and capital shortfall conditions for those using treasury support lines, in view of what is included in the government plan, and interest rate subsidies.
The AIP also calls for “urgent regulation of measures” approved by the government, eliminating the “opacity” on access criteria and amounts in some measures, and improving procedures for implementing measures to avoid delays.
Source: DN
