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TAX CREDITS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

TAX CREDITS

TAX CREDITS

NOTE 7 — TAX CREDITS

		2018		2017
Current
ICMS (state VAT)		291,027		155,096
Social security financing		95,700		91,229
Financing of social integration program		23,473		20,242
IPI (federal VAT)		44,312		59,982
IVA (value-added tax)		32,967		48,139
Others		39,949		27,741
		527,428		402,429
Non-current
ICMS (state VAT)		27,527		26,135
Social security financing		1,980		360
Financing of social integration program and Others		2,558		4,346
		32,065		30,841
		559,493		433,270

The estimates of realization of non-current tax credits are as follows:

		2018		2017
2019		—		18,017
2020		15,025		7,062
2021		10,846		5,762
2022 on		6,194		—
		32,065		30,841

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