Kátia on fiscal targets: "I'm not stupid"

Senator Kátia Abreu (PMDB-TO) questioned the approval in the National Congress of the revision of the fiscal target for 2016, which authorizes the federal government to close the year with a primary deficit of up to R$ 170,5 billion in public accounts. According to the parliamentarian, the government led by the ousted president Dilma requested a target of R$ 96 billion in March. "This way, if we have higher revenue in a certain category, there is no way to reallocate it to another expense. This forces us to generate savings," she said. The congresswoman stated that the R$ 170 billion proposal does not detail the items in the Bill, leaving it free to spend in case of a surplus. "The proposal aims to demoralize the Dilma government. To generate a feeling of fiscal irresponsibility in society. I am neither an economist nor stupid."

May 28, 2016, 13:27 AMUpdated May 28, 2019, 08:39 AM

Senator Kátia Abreu (PMDB-TO) questioned the approval in the National Congress of the revision of the fiscal target for 2016, which authorizes the federal government to close the year with a primary deficit of up to R$ 170,5 billion in public accounts; according to the parliamentarian, the government led by the ousted president Dilma requested a target of R$ 96 billion in March; "In this way, if we have higher revenue in a certain item, there is no way to reallocate it to another expense. This way, it is necessary to generate savings," she said; the congresswoman stated that the R$ 170 billion proposal does not detail the items in the Bill, leaving it free to spend in case of surplus; "The proposal aims to demoralize the Dilma government. To generate in society the feeling of fiscal irresponsibility. I am neither an economist nor stupid" (Photo: Leonardo Lucena)

Tocantins 247 Senator Kátia Abreu (PMDB-TO) questioned the approval in the National Congress of the revision of the fiscal target for 2016, which authorizes the federal government to close the year with a primary deficit of up to R$ 170,5 billion in public accounts. According to the parliamentarian, the government led by the ousted president Dilma Rousseff requested a target of R$ 96 billion in March. "This way, if we have higher revenue in a certain category, there is no way to reallocate it to another expense. This forces us to generate savings," she said.

The congresswoman stated that the R$170 billion proposal does not detail the items in the Bill, leaving it free to spend if there is a surplus, unlike the ousted president Dilma, who submitted a Bill with all the items specified and their exact values. "The proposal aims to demoralize the Dilma government. To generate a feeling of fiscal irresponsibility in society. I am neither an economist nor stupid," Kátia declared on social media.

The former minister said that in January, February, and March of 2016, the accumulated deficit was R$ 15 billion. In April, it was projected at R$ 5 billion. "The interim government team estimates a deficit of 170 for 12 months. If they've already priced in 20 for 4 months, does that mean they estimate spending 150 in 8 months????", she criticized.