A proposed constitutional amendment (PEC) has been presented in the Senate to remove the Bolsa Família spending cap for four years and provide a budget of R$ 198 billion.
According to the proposal, the next government must also invest up to R$ 23 billion outside the spending cap, using "excess revenue."
247 - Rapporteur for the 2023 Budget, Senator Marcelo Castro (MDB-PI) stated this Monday (28) that the proposed Constitutional Amendment (PEC) presented for the resumption of Bolsa Família should foresee R$ 175 billion outside the spending cap for the next four years. According to the proposal, the government also needs to invest up to R$ 23 billion next year, outside the spending cap, from the "excess revenue" – that is, from taxes collected above what was initially projected. Adding the two amounts, a total of R$ 198 billion should be outside the spending cap.
Allies of president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) intend to present the text by this Tuesday (29). For the official start of the analysis, the text needs to be signed by at least 27 senators (one third of the total).
The project must be voted on by December 16th to be included in the 2023 budget. "There was an idea to make the exception to the Bolsa Família spending cap permanent. But due to many reactions, the proposal was for a four-year period," Castro stated.
"Anyone who covers the National Congress knows that it's rare for a bill to enter Congress and leave in the same way it went in. We expect this proposed constitutional amendment to undergo modifications until we reach a consensus," he added.
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