The Secretary of the Ministry of Economy says that emergency aid may be extended with a lower value.
"Will the emergency aid be extended? Most likely yes, but with a different profile, a different format. It's a very valuable program, highly effective, but expensive," justified the Special Secretary of Finance, Waldery Rodrigues. The amount could drop from R$ 600 to R$ 200.
247 - The Special Secretary of Finance at the Ministry of Economy, Waldery Rodrigues, said that the federal government is studying the extension of emergency aid, mainly intended for informal workers, under a new format. According to him, the current cost of the program is considered "expensive." The Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes, has already... defended The benefit was cut from R$600 to R$200.
"Will the emergency aid be extended? Most likely yes, but with a different profile, a different format. It is a very valuable program, highly effective, but expensive," said Rodrigues this Thursday (28) in a virtual hearing of a committee of the National Congress, according to a report in the newspaper. Folha de S. Paul.
According to the secretary, the benefit costs approximately R$ 51,5 billion per month and, due to the cost, "a very prolonged extension is not feasible in our calculations."
"It can be extended. An extension of R$ 200 will imply a cost per month of approximately R$ 17 billion, so we are giving attention to the most affected segment of the population," he said.