BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil’s government said it would start discussing on Wednesday measures to offset Congress’s shelving of a proposal that would have overhauled taxation on investments while also raising taxes on betting and fintech companies.

Speaking at the Senate’s Economic Affairs Committee, Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Tuesday that lawmakers had expressed interest in finding ways to correct and replace the dropped proposal. Betting firms must contribute to addressing the side effects of a form of entertainment that can lead to addiction, he said.

Discussions had been on hold pending President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s return from a trip to Italy on Tuesday.

Senator Humberto Costa, a member of Lula’s Workers Party, said it was “extremely important” for the governmen

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