Brazil homebuilders slide as minister raises fears over housing scheme
Reuters
Published Apr 24, 2019 05:17PM ET
Brazil homebuilders slide as minister raises fears over housing scheme
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Shares in Brazilian builders of low-income housing fell on Wednesday after Regional Development Minister Gustavo Canuto said the government's housing subsidy program would likely run out of funding by June.
Canuto said there had been budget to run until October but due to government spending cuts the money was set to run out in two months.
"As of June, if there is no extension, we will not be able to carry out (the program)," said Canuto during a public hearing at the lower house of congress.
His comments hit the shares of low-income homebuilders such as MRV, the largest in Latin America, which ended 3 percent down at 14.31 reais. Rival Tenda declined 0.9 percent, and Direcional fell 2.1 percent.
MRV's co-Chief Executive Officer Rafael Menin told Reuters that industry representatives had discussed the housing program with the minister. Menin said he was confident it would continue, as tax income from the scheme outweighed the subsidies.
"The conversation was good. There is clarity from Canuto's part regarding the sustainability of the housing program," said Menin.
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