A percepção sobre os incentivos fiscais para as PME do setor têxtil: o caso da região serrana do estado do Rio de Janeiro

Abstract

Micro, small and medium-sized companies generate about 20% of Brazilian GDP. It is estimated that currently 60% of employment and about 85% of new jobs in Brazil are generated by micro, small and medium enterprises. In this sense, the implementation of public policies for micro, small and medium enterprises have dual dimension of promoting both economic growth and the improvement of social indicators such as the unequal distribution of income and regional inequality. However, an important debate matures in the country about the effectiveness and the returns generated by the concessions of tax incentives. Aligned to this scenario, the objective of this study is to analyze the impact of tax incentives in the textile sector of small and medium enterprises in the mountainous region of the state of Rio de Janeiro through the vision of its managers and economic indicators. A field study in which managers of SMEs in the textile sector in the mountainous region of the state of Rio de Janeiro answered a questionnaire consisting of eighteen questions was conducted. Responses were compared to a calculation of estimated resigns from Presumed Income and National SIMPLE. As a result there was not the effectiveness of tax incentives in its primary role of generating employment and income and a sense of failure, ignorance and hence lack of transparency with respect to tax incentives available and specifically allocated to the sector or region, perceptions of SME managers