The demonstration is against the increase in the fuel tax
More than two thousand freight companies with about 15,000 trucks, will hold on Wednesday a slow march against the increase in fuel tax, included in the State Budget for 2016 (OE2016).
in national mourning, carriers goods by road promise to toughen the tone of the protest, with a slow march across the country, making use of the approximately 15 000 freight trucks from member companies of the national Association of road goods Public transport (ANTRAM).
at issue is the increase in tax on oil products (ISP) in six cents per liter of diesel and gasoline, in force since mid-February, which “undermines the sector’s competitiveness and hence the survival companies and the maintenance of jobs. “
After failed attempts to negotiate with the government for the return of worsening the companies through the Secretary of State for Fiscal Affairs, to minimize the impact of increased ISP, ANTRAM has another meeting scheduled for March 30, with the deputy minister, Eduardo Cabrita
In a statement, ANTRAM anticipates that the justification of the Government to the measure remains. – offset falling oil prices on public accounts: “it turns out that this low is reflected in all countries and in Portugal the tax burden is higher, the Portuguese companies in this sector will necessarily have a cost higher production to other European competitors”
following the meetings, the Government proposed an increase in the cost of fuel by 20% in Corporate Income Tax, which ANTRAM rejected on the grounds that “does not deliver the value that companies will have to bear with increased ISP “.
More than not suffer this increase, the associations want the price of fuel, which is 35% of the costs of companies in the sector, is equivalent to that practiced in Spain, which should take place through the ISP return, based on the actual fuel consumption.
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