Government prepares proposal for unions.
The Secretary of Finance of Tocantins, Edson Nascimento, stated that the effort being made to balance the state's accounts will allow for the presentation of a proposal to the unions for the negotiation of outstanding salary losses for public employees; “We have already reviewed and renegotiated 18 service provider contracts. We are doing our homework. All of this will allow us, in the coming days, to make a concrete proposal to public employees for the replacement of salary losses, within what we can effectively afford. There's no point in making commitments that we won't fulfill,” he said.
Tocantins 247 - The Secretary of Finance of Tocantins, Edson Nascimento, stated that the effort being made to balance the state's accounts will allow for the presentation of a proposal to the unions for the negotiation of liabilities related to salary losses for public employees.
“We have already reviewed and renegotiated 18 service provider contracts. We are doing our homework. All of this will allow us, in the coming days, to make a concrete proposal to public servants regarding compensation for salary losses, within what we can effectively afford. There is no point in making commitments that we cannot fulfill,” Nascimento told T1 Notícias.
Owing R$ 51 million to banking institutions for withholding loan payments from state employees' paychecks, the state government is seeking to settle accounts to receive R$ 25 million owed by the banks to the State Treasury. The debt to the banks in January was R$ 90 million.
“We discovered a large amount. Caixa, for example, suspended credit for civil servants, but owes us R$ 2,399,855.19. My question is whether, legally, we could be charged for paying those who owe the State,” said Nascimento.
According to the minister, most of this debt from the banks relates to fines from Procon (consumer protection agency), for which appeals have been exhausted and the debt has been registered as outstanding.
“Not only Caixa, but BMG, Santander, Bradesco, have debts with the State, and we sought guidance from the Court of Justice, then the Public Prosecutor's Office, on how to proceed. I met with the Attorney General, Dr. Clenan, and we had already been taking steps, through the State Attorney General's Office, to initiate a reconciliation of accounts. With low cash reserves, it's one thing for us to have to disburse R$ 51 million, and quite another to disburse R$ 26 million,” he added.