Actual calculations of benefits from new provisions
Some concrete benefits have already begun to be felt with the new provisions for the border areas, which also include the city of Melo. Fuels do not yet reflect the announced discount, since the decree remains to be regulated and coordinated with debit and credit card issuers, but other incentives are operational.
Among them, the partial exemption of employer retirement contributions for new hires in companies located less than 60 km from the nearest border crossing stands out. For a declared salary of $10,000, the real relief does not reach the $7,500 announced in general reference, but is around $938, which also represents an effective reduction in labor costs.
It also governs the reduction of VAT rates for companies located within a radius of up to 20 km from border points. Added to this is an additional benefit: total exemption from the cost of POS rental for businesses included in that territory.
The DGI will be in charge of communicating to the POS companies the list of premises included in the regime, for their correct identification. The POS must inform the DGI of each sale made under this modality and also report cancellations following the same circuit. The VAT reduction is applied directly to the costs of the POS and, if it generates surpluses, these can be used to cancel obligations with the DGI, the BPS or even transferred to third parties, expanding the scope of the benefit.
