Miranda: New spending cuts are coming in 2017.

The governor of Tocantins, Marcelo Miranda, stated that there are plans for further spending cuts in 2017; "We are going to make some changes, reorganize the departments. Nobody likes to fire a family man, but we need to do it, just as we have done before, and if necessary, we will do more," he said during a press conference; commenting on the payment of the salary increase, the head of the executive branch said that the proposal has already "been sent to the Legislative Assembly"; "The agreement is 2% in January, 2% in May and 5% in October," he added.

December 22, 2016, 19:22 AMUpdated May 28, 2019, 08:55 AM

The governor of Tocantins, Marcelo Miranda, stated that there are plans for further spending cuts in 2017; "We are going to make some changes, reorganize the departments. Nobody likes to fire a family man, but we need to do it, just as we have done before, and if necessary, we will do more," he said during a press conference; commenting on the payment of the salary increase, the head of the executive branch said that the proposal has already "been sent to the Legislative Assembly"; "The agreement is 2% in January, 2% in May and 5% in October," he added (Photo: Leonardo Lucena).

Tocantins 247 - The governor of Tocantins, Marcelo Miranda, stated this Thursday (22) that there is a forecast for further spending cuts in 2017. "We are going to change some things, change the secretariats. Nobody likes to fire a family man, but we need to do it, just as we have done and, if necessary, we will do more," he said during a press conference.

Commenting on the database payment, the chief executive said that the proposal has already "been sent to the Legislative Assembly." "The agreement is 2% in January, 2% in May, and 5% in October," he added.

Regarding the Military Police recruitment process, the manager stated that the process for holding it is underway. "For next year, the Military Police recruitment process is already with the Bidding Committee. This is one of the measures to improve public safety," he added.

Regarding the state's public safety, Miranda also said that crime in Tocantins has decreased. "We retrained the police to combat crime; we promoted 71% of the police officers, within the law. Our crime rate here in Tocantins has decreased significantly," he assured.

Miranda admitted that healthcare is not in good shape in Tocantins, but assured that the Health Secretariat has a good team, and that they have made some progress in this area this year. He also said that he reallocated resources to resolve the renovation of the HGP (General Hospital of Palmas) and that he will seek resources for the General Hospitals of Araguaína and Gurupi. "In 2017 we finished the renovation of the HGP," he guaranteed.

Impeachment

Speaking about the impeachment request authored and filed by civil servant Clayton Pinheiro, president of Sisepe-TO, which listed several justifications for the Governor's removal, Miranda stated that he was "very calm because my history allows me to walk the streets with my head held high." "We are working in compliance with the Fiscal Responsibility Law, yes," Marcelo justified.