City council votes on amendments, but Maceió remains without a budget.
Of the total R$ 1,7 billion, Mayor Rui Palmeira (PSDB) will have 25% to spend as he wishes. The final wording is expected to be voted on next week. After the negative reaction to increasing the City Council's budget through an amendment, the author himself, councilman Zé Márcio (PSD), requested its withdrawal.
Alagoas24 - The members of the Maceió City Council unanimously approved, in the first vote of the second discussion in the ordinary session this Tuesday (23), the 77 amendments presented by the councilors. The Annual Budget Law (LOA) of the Municipality of Maceió estimates revenue in the order of R$ 1,7 billion for the financial year of 2013. Now, the rapporteur of the budget document, Zé Márcio (PSD), has five working days to present a new report with the approved amendments, with publication in the Official Gazette.
The final draft is expected to be voted on next week and will then return to the Maceió City Hall. According to the rules of the Mário Guimarães House, once the final drafts are approved, the projects will be sent to the mayor, Rui Palmeira (PSDB), for his signature. Throughout Tuesday's session, council members demanded a vote on the budget, highlighting that the city was being harmed by the delay.
The budget rapporteur stated that at no point did he shirk his responsibility to ensure its proper processing in the Maceió City Council. “It’s important to make it clear that I have always respected the legal deadlines. Due to a problem at Iprev [the state pension fund], I had to hold back the budget for a few days. Now that the amendment phase is over, I intend to deliver the final version as quickly as possible,” he explained.
Of the total R$1,7 billion, Mayor Rui Palmeira will have 25% to spend as he wishes. Despite the large margin, no council member has submitted a request to reduce the percentage.
The government leader in the City Council, councilman Eduardo Canuto (PV), highlighted the parliamentarians' stance in reviewing the budget proposal. Regarding the increase in the monthly allocation for the Mário Guimarães House, he had presented a request – signed by 15 council members – aiming to overturn the amendment authored by councilman Zé Márcio (PSD) that added R$ 5 million to the monthly allocation. However, moved by the repercussions, Zé Márcio withdrew the amendment this morning and received congratulations from his colleagues.
With gazetaweb.com