Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers on May 6th, 2022
Presidency of the Council of Ministers
Eighth Constitutional Government
.............................................................................................................................
Press Release
Meeting of the Council of Ministers on May 6th, 2022
The Council of Ministers met, at the Government Palace, in Dili, and approved the draft Government Resolution, presented by the Prime Minister, Taur Matan Ruak, for the establishment of the Interministerial Commission for the coordination of the value chain and stimulus to local production and for the establishment of its support committee. The purpose of this Interministerial Commission is to submit recommendations to the Council of Ministers for the improvement and coherence of public policies, administrative systems and procedures, and the legal framework for coordinating the value chain and stimulating the growth of domestic production.
The Council of Ministers also approved a draft Decree-Law, presented by the Minister of State Administration, Miguel Pereira de Carvalho, regarding the provisioning regime for the Uma ba Ema Kbiit Laek Plus (UKL+) (House for the poor) programme. With this Decree Law, a special provisioning regime is established, intended for the execution of the UKL+ measure. With this new regime, two options are now foreseen: one, with the attribution of the subsidies through the PNDS' Villages (Suco) structures, and the other with the possibility of centralized procurement, to achieve economies of scale and savings in economic resources.
Lastly, the Council of Ministers approved the draft Decree-Law, presented by the Vice Prime- Minister and Minister of Social Solidarity and Inclusion, Armanda Berta dos Santos, regarding a one-off support to households. The purpose of this Decree-Law is to create and regulate the provision of a one-off payment to Timorese households. This payment will be called the End of the Year Subsidy and has a value of US$ 200 per household. With this measure, the intention is to support families’ economy. All households registered in the household registration book in each village until February 28th, 2022 are considered eligible for this measure. END
