Sartori's government is paying salaries in installments, even without paying its debt to the federal government.
June is drawing to a close, and the state government is once again announcing that it will be paying civil servants' salaries in installments; payments will begin with deposits of up to R$ 2.600 net per employee; according to the government, with this initial payment, 62% of civil servants will receive their full salaries; the Finance Secretariat expects to complete the remaining five installments of the payment schedule by July 12th; to make the first payment to the employees' accounts, the Finance Secretariat needed to allocate R$ 650 million, including funds from judicial deposits.
On the 21 - The month of June is coming to an end and the State government announces, once again, that it will pay civil servants' salaries in installments. This Thursday (30) payments begin with the deposit of up to R$ 2.600 net for each registration. According to the government, with this initial credit, 62% of civil servants will receive their salaries in full. The expectation of the Finance Secretariat is to complete the other five installments of the calendar until July 12th.
To make the first credit to the employees' accounts, the Treasury needed to have R$ 650 million available, including resources from judicial deposits. Employees of foundations governed by the CLT will receive their full salaries next Monday (4), a transfer of more than R$ 32 million. To pay off the payroll, it would be necessary to have another R$ 341,2 million in the treasury.
According to the government of José Ivo Sartori (PMDB), the state's financial difficulties persist even with the new debt agreement with the federal government. The Secretary of Finance, Giovani Feltes, defined the renegotiation as a major step forward given the current political and economic context of the country, "but insufficient to resolve the imbalance in state accounts," which show an average deficit of R$ 550 million each month. "The monthly debt payment is around R$ 270 million. Therefore, with the grace period until the end of the year, only half of our problems in 2016 would be resolved."
Other factors contributed to the need to pay salaries in installments. Among the most important are the shortfall of almost R$ 100 million in revenue projected for this month, the cost of R$ 160 million in the compensation payment that accompanied the settlement of the 2015 Christmas bonus a week ago, and the increase in transfers to important sectors such as Health and Public Security. Between May and June, transfers to the Health sector, for hospitals and municipalities, reached R$ 368 million.
The staggered payment of salaries has less impact on certain categories with lower salaries. With the initial deposit of R$ 2.600 net per enrollment, 73% of teachers, for example, will receive the full amount on the last working day of the month. This is the fifth consecutive installment payment this year, affecting active employees, retirees, and pensioners, as well as those working in autonomous agencies that depend on Treasury funds.
The full payroll for the Executive Branch this month costs R$ 1,476 billion. The net value of salaries reached R$ 1,252 billion for employees of the direct administration (R$ 991 million), foundations, and autonomous agencies. The remainder consists of Treasury commitments for deductions and payroll taxes.
*With information from the State government.