An end-to-end IRC would be “extremely important” for the industry, according to the economy minister.

Economy Minister António Costa Silva said this Sunday that cutting IRC across all companies would be “an extremely important signal for the entire industry” and “extremely helpful” in the face of the current crisis.

“Today, given the crisis that we have, I think it would be extremely beneficial to carry out this cross-cutting and from there to see what impact it can have in the future,” the minister said in statements to reporters on the sidelines of visiting companies Portuguese women who from today to Tuesday participate in the MICAM shoe fair in Milan, Italy.

“I hope that in the negotiations on the income and competitiveness agreement, and then in the state budget, we will be able to set ourselves the goal of reducing the IRC,” he added.

While the government program has selective IRC cuts aimed at companies that reinvest some of their profits in economic activity, invest in technological innovation, or hire skilled young people, Costa Silva ensures that he has always been “very clear.” that in the country, somewhere, I had to do this IRC crosscut.” “I didn’t change my mind,” he assured, explaining that what happened was that “after discussion and within the framework of the government’s program,” a “selective reduction figure” was entered.

“But I think we are on the path to cross cutting, which will be an extremely important signal for the entire industry,” he emphasized, adding: “I think that if we have companies associated with this, [e] also trade unions, within the framework of social consultations, we can have the possibility of collective action to overcome all these crises.” Regarding the discussion of the revenue agreement, the economy minister made no progress: “I didn’t want to foresee what would happen, pass. But we are going to accept proposals that I think are also very interesting for companies,” he said. The current IRC rate is 21% on company profits up to EUR 1.5 million. municipal spill.