Meirelles: we talked about the project of austerity-national fiscal adjustment – Istoe

The minister of Finance, Henrique Meirelles, has announced that in the meeting with the governors and the president, Michel Temer, has been talked about a project of austerity-national fiscal adjustment, including all measures that the federal government considers to be necessary in the States. The Union closed on Tuesday, the 22nd, an agreement to pass part of the fine of repatriation to the States in exchange for measures to rebalance the accounts state.

"next week, the governors will present the project of the fiscal adjustment of the States following the example of the fiscal adjustment of the Union that is in progress. The goal is to allow the States to reach a balance," he said. According to the minister, the projects the state will have the same concept of the SGP’s Ceiling of Expenses.

According to him, the next point to be adopted is the global limit for the growth of expenditure of the States, equivalent to the inflation of the previous year, the example of the Proposed Constitutional Amendment (PEC) that creates the ceiling for the increase of federal spending. "The measures include the reduction of 20% of the expenditures on commissioned, temporary or gratuities," said the minister.

according To Meirelles, the States committed themselves to follow a decision taken by the Council of Policy Fazendária (Confaz) for the creation of a state fund composed of a contribution from the beneficiaries of the tax incentives that have not been defined by the board. "This contribution may not be less than 10% of the incentive. All governors will implement it," explained the minister.

For those States that are in the fiscal situation is more complicated, as the Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sul who have edited the decrees of calamity, other measures also will be discussed. "In States with the most serious situation will be taken more comprehensive measures, and some have already announced," he added. "We will make individual meetings with these governors," he added.

in addition, Meirelles has confirmed that the federal government will submit a PEC for the Reform of the Pension plan and the States will make an amendment to the proposal for consolidating the reforms of the pension plan state. "The proposals will come together", he emphasized.

Meirelles said that the amendment to the States on Pension plan should involve all salaries by state and that will have individual meetings with the governors in a situation serious from tomorrow. "The rules will address, in the form of access to the Pension plan, elevation rate, if that is the case," he said.