Among the incentives granted by the State, we stand out the Desenvolve program (State of Bahia Industrial and Economic Integration Development Program). Since its implantation in 2002, the Desenvolve program has been obtaining great success in the allocation of new investments under the responsibility of the State Secretariat of Industry, Commerce and Mining (SICM).

See below more details about the Program:

	DESENVOLVE State of Bahia Industrial and Economic Integration Development Program

	Goal Foment and diversify the State's industrial matrix, forming industrial densification in the economic regions and integrating the essential productive chains for the social and economic development and to generate jobs and income. The Desenvolve program incentives aim at stimulating new industry installation and at the expansion, reactivation or modernization of installed industrial ventures, generating new products or processes, improving technological characteristics and reducing existing product or process costs. Sectors Agri-industry, metallurgy, energy generation, plastic transformation and petrochemicals, beverages, automotive, clothing, equipment for irrigation, shoes, furniture, medications (vaccines) and food products. Financing Lines Dilation in the payment of owed Tax on Transactions Related to the Circulation of Goods, Interstate and Intermunicipal Transportation and on Communications (ICMS); Payment of 10%, 20% or 30% of the calculated ICMS value, depending on how the project fits-in to the Adhesion Matrix; Dilation of the parcel corresponding to the difference between the calculated tax and the tax that was paid; Interest corresponding to the Long-Term Interest Referential Fee (TJLP), capitalized yearly, on the parcel resulting from the dilation; Payment of the tax resulting from the dilation in a lump sum after a 6-year grace period; Incentive for advanced payments of the total owed (differed installment + interest), with the following progressive discounts: - Advanced payment in 5 years: discount of 90% on the balance; - Advanced payment in 4 years: discount of 85% on the balance; - Advanced payment in 3 years: discount of 80% on the balance; - Advanced payment in 2 years: discount of 45% on the balance; - Advanced payment in 1 year: discount of 30% on the balance; - Fruition of up to 12, 10 or 8 years. Legal Source Law 7.980, dated to 12 December 2001; Decree 8.205 of April 3rd 2002.

Access the links below and see the Law and Decree that established the Desenvolve Program:

- DECREE N. 8.205 OF APRIL 3rd 2002

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Another incentive program granted by the state is the State value-added Tax Presumed Credit program, which includes the following sectors: automobile , bicycles and tricycles including its spare parts and components, pieces, sets and subsets, pneumatics and accessories; footwear , its inputs and components, bags, belts, sport balls, mill goods and their inputs; furniture ; preservatives ; fish and crustaceous processing and conservation, fish and crustaceous preserves fabrication; ceramic sanitaryware ; spinning and weaving ; tiles and floors ; and makings.

Presumed Credit of the State value-added Tax is applied when the following products fabricated or mounted in the state, are acquired by someone outside the state, under the following percentages:

	Presumed Credit

	SECTOR PERCENTAGE Automobiles, bicycles and tricycles, pneumatics and accessories 75% within the first years and 37.5% from 6 th to 10 th year of production Footwear, bags, belts, sport balls, mill goods Up to 99% and for a production period of 20 years Furniture   Up to 90% and for a production period of 15 years Preservatives 70% within the first 10 years of production Fish and crustaceous processing and conservation, and preserves fabrication 90% within the first 10 years of production     Ceramic sanitaryware   Up to 85% and for a production period of 10 years Spinning and weaving   Up to 90% and for a production period of 15 years Tiles and floors   Up to 85% and for a production period of 10 years Makings   Up to 90% and for a production period of 15 years

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