FESAP Government wants change model ADSE – TVI24

The head of the Public Administration Federation of Trade Unions Joseph Abraham said today that, given the report that indicates that increased ADSE “was excessive,” the government must change the model of that health subsystem.

The Court of Auditors (TB) decided Thursday that the increase in 2014, the ADSE the discount rate to 3.5% “was excessive” and resulted from the need of the government to reduce public funding, by imposing the ‘troika’.

Speaking to Lusa, José Abraham, head of the Federation of Trade Unions of Public Administration, stressed that the report’s findings “are not surprising.”

“We have always said that made no sense any such increase workers’ contributions to ADSE, withdrawing the state and employers from what were their obligations with respect to a health subsystem results of employment relationships in the public service, “he said.

According to the head of FESAP, workers should receive a share in the management subsystem, since these are supporting fully the ADSE.

“We have already requested meetings with the Ministry of Finance and Health and, so far, got no answer. At this point it makes sense that this model will remain as it is, “he said, arguing that the subsystem should be open to other workers, such as the Public Business Entity hospitals (EPE) on an individual contract basis work.

José Abraham also recalled that “there are many thousands of euros of surplus [excess]” which workers do not benefit.

“So far, and in recent times, the government has closed this health subsystem, preventing the adhesion of workers. What is at stake here is the medium and long term sustainability of this subsystem ADSE “he said.

The head of FESAP also said that although the legislature is almost coming to an end, the Ministry of Finance has to talk to the workers.

In an audit report to the workers’ social protection system in public functions (ADSE), the TB states that “these increases resulted only from necessity, arising from the Memorandum of Understanding [negotiated between the Government and the ‘troika’ (European Central Bank, International Monetary Fund and European Commission), to compensate the reduction of the system of public funding, also satisfying balance problems of the state budget. ”

The Court criticizes the fact that the government has imposed this increase without preparing a study on the sustainability of ADSE, which, had been drafted, it would have concluded that “considering the 2013 costs that can be financed with discount (…) for 2014, only an approximate discount rate of 2.7% would be required to fully cover those costs “

In the report, the institution led by Guilherme d’Oliveira Martins indicates that “A 2.95% rate already guarantee a 10% surplus, which would constitute a safety reserve”.