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- 24 of May of 2022Meeting of the Council of Ministers on May 25th, 2022Presidency of the Council of Ministersmore
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Meeting of the Council of Ministers on May 25th, 2022
The Council of Ministers met at the Government Palace, in Dili, and approved the draft Law Proposal for legislative authorization regarding company recovery and insolvency, presented by the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Joaquim Amaral. The purpose of this request for legislative authorization to the National Parliament is to draft a modern Recovery and Insolvency law, as an essential element for the growth of the country's economic fabric and investment. This need arises from the intention of the 8th Constitutional Government to transform the foundations of the Timorese economy to increase resilience and growth potential, supporting and resolving the situations of companies in difficult financial situations, but that are economically viable. Furthermore, it also aims at responding to the demands of ASEAN and WTO integration, with a legislative framework that meets the needs of the country and the commitments assumed in the international arena.
The Council of Ministers approved the draft Decree-Law that proceeds with the first amendment to Decree-Law no. 45/2015, of December 30th, which creates the Investment and Export Promotion Agency of Timor-Leste, I.P., also presented by the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Joaquim Amaral. This decree-law aims to adjust TradeInvest's legal regime, reinforcing its competencies as the governmental entity responsible for promoting, facilitating and monitoring private investment and exports in Timor-Leste. In addition, this amendment aims to ensure the uniformity and consistency of the national legal system, namely adjusting the legal regime of this government agency to Decree-Law No 15/2017 of August 23rd, Private Investment Law, Decree-Law No 16/2021 of September 15th, on the General Bases of the Organization of Public Administration and Decree-Law No 30/2020 of July 29th, on the Direct and Indirect Organization of the State.
The Council of Ministers also approved three Decree-Law projects, presented by the Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of Social Solidarity and Inclusion, Armanda Berta dos Santos.
The first is the draft decree-law approving minimum values for disability and elderly pensions.
This proposal aims to guarantee minimum values for invalidity and elderly pensions, within the scope of the contributory social security regime, depending on the contributory career of the workers. Thus, the aim is to ensure that these pensions, under the contributory scheme, are never lower than the social pensions, to reward the contributory effort of the workers.
The second is the draft decree-law approving the Social Pension.
The new social benefit, created by this Decree-Law, has the nature of a social pension and not a subsidy, aiming to ensure a decent minimum income to all those who really need it because they have no other forms of income and are in a situation of old age or disability. This social pension replaces the Subsidy for Support to Elders and Invalids (SAII), to make the social security system fairer.
This legislative amendment aims at the following changes:
Changing the concept, from subsidy to a social pension;
Changing the personal scope to include workers who are in the contributory system but are not entitled to a pension;
Adjusting the value of the benefit, ensuring that the amount of the pension does not fall below the international poverty line;
Not allowing the accumulation of other income, for new beneficiaries;
Changing the periodicity of payments from biannual to monthly payments;
The third is the draft Decree-Law that creates the Disability Verification System.
This draft decree-law aims to create a system for verifying situations of disability to grant social benefits. With this decree-law, the administrative procedure of technical verification of the disability situation is defined.
The Disability Verification Service is a specialized technical instrument, composed of technical and material means, which will operate in two services integrated into the National Institute of Social Security (INSS): the medical expertise service and the administrative support service.
The Council of Ministers also approved the draft Decree-Law, presented by the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Taur Matan Ruak, which amends the Organic Law of the National Police of Timor-Leste. This organic restructuring of the PNTL seeks to adapt its response capacity to the current national and international challenges, improving the functional and operational conditions, in line with the Strategic Development Plan 2011-2030, the Strategic Concept for National Defence and Security and the Program of the 8th Constitutional Government.
With this amendment to the PNTL Organic Law, a hierarchical organisational model was adopted, consisting of three levels of command: a top-level, under the command of the General Commander and assisted by the 2nd General Commander; an intermediate level that comprises the Operational Command, the Administration Command and the Personnel Command; and a third level, made up of the municipal commands, including the recently created Ataúro municipal command, and the Oé-Cusse Ambeno regional command.
It is also envisaged that the regional command and municipal commands, the Higher Institute of Police Sciences and the special police units, which are assigned competencies in areas of police speciality at the national level, will function in the same hierarchical position.
Lastly, the Council of Ministers was given a presentation on the Public Perception Survey - 2022 TATOLI, presented by the Asia Foundation. This survey was conducted in January and February 2022, with the support of the Government of Australia. A total of 2489 adult citizens were interviewed, in all municipalities of Timor-Leste.
The results include information on employment, type and value of income, international remittances, economic recovery aid payments, economic well-being and economic situation.
Furthermore, the survey addressed issues such as the path the country is taking, the main problems facing the country and the communities, and the difficulties women face.
The survey also sought to understand what the citizens' opinions are on Government action, namely what the main priorities should be and what the reasons are that prevent the Government from doing a better job.
The survey also addressed the issues of public service delivery, women's rights, infrastructure, perception of corruption, political perceptions, the role of women in politics and leadership renewal.
And lastly, the study addressed media-related issues, namely which are the sources of information, the use of digital media and media independence, and the use of social networks. END
- 17 of May of 2022Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers on May 17th, 2022Presidency of the Council of Ministersmore
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Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers on May 17th, 2022
The Council of Ministers met, at the Government Palace, in Dili, and approved five draft Decree-Law projects, presented by Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak.
The draft Decree-Law concerning the Organic Law of the Secretariat of State for Timorese Communities Abroad. This Secretariat of State, which is under the direct dependence of the Prime Minister, seeks to respond to the concerns of the Timorese living abroad. The objective of this new Secretariat of State is to strengthen the ties that unite Timorese citizens living abroad and the Timorese State. With this service, it is intended that Timorese citizens living abroad may have easier access to an important set of public services. This Secretariat of State will also have the function of disseminating information on the Timor-Leste development process to Timorese communities in the diaspora and mobilising them to promote Timor-Leste abroad.
The draft Decree-Law on the regulation of the National Liberation Combatants Fund. This decree-law regulates the National Liberation Combatants Fund and establishes the model for the investment of the fund's resources, to generate income and ensure its continuity. This fund, which will have an initial allocation of US$ 1,000,000,000.00 (one billion US dollars) will be an autonomous fund with administrative, financial and patrimonial autonomy. The objective of the fund is to finance support programmes for National Liberation Combatants, namely in the areas of social support, education, health, employment, access to credit and income-generating activities. The fund will also be responsible for the payment of the single cash benefit foreseen in the Statute of the National Liberation Combatants.
The Draft Decree-Law that grants the right to decent accommodation to F-FDTL military personnel on duty and active service and to members of the PNTL, who, for service reasons, have to move to a different municipality from the one where they have their habitual residence. This right is materialised through the installation of F-FDTL military personnel on duty and on active service, and members of the PNTL who, for reasons of service, have to move to a different municipality from the one where they have their habitual residence, in a house made available by the State. The State may provide houses that already belong to the State or rent houses for this purpose.
The Draft Decree-Law establishing the Programme to encourage the renewal and expansion of coffee plantation areas. Given the importance of agriculture, in particular, the coffee culture, for the improvement of the living conditions of the Timorese and the economic development of the country, as well as the importance of supporting the production and promotion of organic and high-quality coffee and of improving coffee production through the rehabilitation of coffee plantations, the Government decides to establish this support programme. This draft Decree-Law aims to stimulate the renovation of coffee plantations, expand coffee plantation areas, increase annual coffee production and increase farmers' incomes.
The support will be as follows:
Grant to support the renovation or expansion of coffee plantations, in the amount of US$340 (three hundred and forty US dollars) for each hectare of coffee plantation renovated or newly planted;
Grant to support the planting and treatment of trees to protect or support coffee plants in coffee plantations, in the amount of US$ 0.21 (twenty-one cents) for each tree planted.
The Draft Decree-Law establishing the Support Programme for the Planting of Coastal Mangroves "Ai-parapa" and approving its implementation rules.
This Decree-law's purposes are:
Encouraging the creation of Coastal Mangroves “ai-parapa” nurseries;
Expanding the Coastal Mangroves “ai-parapa” planting areas;
Fighting coastal erosion;
Improving Timor-Leste's position in the international carbon market;
Contributing to the consolidation of Timor-Leste as a tourist destination.
The support is provided through a public grant of US$ 0.50 (fifty cents) per Coastal Mangroves “ai-parapa” plant grown in nurseries or planted.
The Council of Ministers also approved the draft Decree-Law, presented by the Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, Armindo Maia, regarding the measure of support for establishments of pre-school education, basic education and secondary education, public and private, integrated into the network of the public service offer, for internet access, to award a scholarship to the best students and to implement the pilot project "Eskola iha Uma” or home-schooling, as well as the financing of the feasibility study of the establishment of the “Escola de Raiz” (school from scratch).
With this draft Decree-Law, it is established:
Support for internet access, through the payment by the State of the installation and maintenance costs of the internet connection for teachers and students in 1008 establishments of Central Basic Education (EBC) and General and Technical-Vocational Secondary Schools, as well as the costs of internet traffic;
A scholarship for the best students, which consists in the attribution of a pecuniary sum, the amount of which shall be determined by Ministerial Diploma, targeting 5837 students;
The financing of the project "Eskola iha Uma” or homeschooling. This funding is intended to meet expenses related to recruitment, hiring and training of teachers, with the acquisition of didactic and pedagogical materials and with monitoring and evaluation processes. The pilot project in Dili is expected to include the hiring of 442 teachers, who will operate in 222 villages. This support also includes support for the Mobile Library and teacher training, with the feasibility study for the establishment of the “Escola de Raiz” (school from scratch).
The Council of Ministers also approved the draft Decree-Law, presented by the Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of Social Solidarity and Inclusion, Armanda Berta dos Santos, which makes the third amendment to Decree-Law no. 55/2020, of October 28th, approving the establishment of the Social Security Reserve Fund and the definition of the respective management model.
With this amendment, the concept of operational management is defined and it is possible that the Social Security Reserve Fund, directly, or the Central Bank of Timor-Leste or another public entity, responsible for the operational management, may resort to hiring or subcontracting other entities to assume some specific functions included in the operational management of the Fund.
Furthermore, with this amendment, it is clarified that the assets that will be part of the portfolio of the Social Security Reserve Fund must be issued by entities that do not present a substantial risk of default, to ensure the safety of the Fund itself, with the maximisation of income and the minimisation of risks.
Lastly, three draft Decree-Laws were also presented by the Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Social Solidarity and Inclusion, Armanda Berta dos Santos.
A Project to replace the SAII with invalidity and elderly social pension.
With this legislative amendment, the following changes are sought:
Changing the concept, from subsidy to a pension;
Changing the personal scope, to include workers who are in the contributory system but are not entitled to a pension;
Adjusting the value of the benefit, ensuring that the amount of the pension does not fall below the international poverty line;
Not allowing the accumulation of other incomes;
Changing the periodicity of payments from biannual to monthly payments;
A project that establishes minimum values for the invalidity and elderly minimum pensions of the contributory regime.
This proposal aims to guarantee a minimum pension, depending on the contributory career of the workers.
A Project for the establishment of the Incapacity Verification Service.
This project aims to create a service that certifies situations of incapacity to grant social benefits. END
- 16 of May of 2022Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers on May 16th, 2022Presidency of the Council of Ministersmore
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Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers on May 16th, 2022
available soon - 09 of May of 2022Meeting of the Council of Ministers on May 13th, 2022Presidency of the Council of Ministersmore
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Meeting of the Council of Ministers on May 13th, 2022
available soon - 09 of May of 2022Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers on May 9th, 2022Presidency of the Council of Ministersmore
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Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers on May 9th, 2022
The Council of Ministers met at the Government Palace, in Dili, and approved a Law Proposal, presented by the Minister of Finance, Rui Augusto Gomes, relative to the Major Planning Options for 2023. The existence of a Law for the Major Planning Options is a requirement of Law no. 2/2022, of February 10th, the State Budget and Public Financial Management Framework Law. This Law aims to approve the annual and multi-annual options, in terms of planning with impact on the State Budget and the multi-annual budget programming, which will allow for the full implementation of programme budgeting.
The Major Planning Options for 2023 present, by Article 47 of Law no. 2/2022 of February 10, the identification of the budgetary strategy and the main options in terms of planning with an impact on the State Budget for the following budgetary year and the four subsequent years, the multi-year budgetary programming and an analysis of the projections of the main macroeconomic indicators with an impact on the State Budget and their evolution.
This Bill will now be submitted to the National Parliament.
The Council of Ministers also approved the draft Decree-Law, presented by the Minister of State Administration, Miguel Pereira de Carvalho, regarding the Uma ba Ema Kbiit Laek Plus (UKL+) programme. This draft Decree-Law had already been approved in the meeting of the Council of Ministers on May 6th, 2022, however, due to some amendments being introduced in the final drafting phase, it became necessary to submit it to a new approval by the Council of Ministers. This Decree-Law establishes a special provisioning regime for the implementation of the UKL+ measure. With this new regime, two options are now foreseen: one, with the attribution of the subsidies through the PNDS village (suco) structures, and another with the possibility of centralised provisioning, to achieve economies of scale and savings of economic resources.
The programme aims to improve the habitability conditions of houses that serve as permanent homes for the most vulnerable households, in situations where the house is in bad condition and they have no other house to reside in. For the UKL+ programme, the most vulnerable households are considered to be those whose average daily income does not exceed US$ 1.25 and whose homes are in a poor state of conservation.
Households can be beneficiaries of one of the following support modalities:
a) Financial support for improvement, conservation or repair works in their housing, up to a maximum of US$ 13000;
b) Support in the form of building materials for the replacement of the roofing and lining materials of their home, up to a maximum of US$ 4000. END - 04 of May of 2022Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers on May 6th, 2022Presidency of the Council of Ministersmore
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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 - 04 of May of 2022Meeting of the Council of Ministers on May 4th, 2022Presidency of the Council of Ministersmore
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Meeting of the Council of Ministers on May 4th, 2022
The Council of Ministers met, at the Government Palace, in Dili, and approved the draft Decree-Law, presented by the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Culture, Longuinhos dos Santos, for the first amendment to the Organic Structure of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Culture. The purpose of this draft Decree-Law is to partially amend the organic structure of this Ministry, to allow the resolution of some service obstacles experienced during the last three years of governance, and to allow for a continuation of the work of growth and evolution of the higher education sector in Timor-Leste.
The draft Decree-Law, presented by the Vice-Minister of Finance, Mr António Freitas, referring to the new Legal Regime of Procurement, Public Contracts and Related Infringements, was also revised and approved. This draft Decree-Law had already been approved in the Meeting of the Council of Ministers on March 16th, 2022, however, due to some amendments introduced in the final drafting phase, it became necessary to submit it to a new resolution. It is intended to create a new legal regime, clearer, simple, objective, rigorous and transparent, to promote the economic and social development of the country.
The Council of Ministers approved the draft Decree-Law, presented by the Minister of Petroleum and Minerals, Victor da Conceição Soares, to establish the Timor Mining Company, S.A.. The purpose of this national mining company is to carry out mining activities as defined by law, including reconnaissance, prospecting and research, evaluation, development, exploration, treatment, transport and marketing of minerals, as well as mine shutdown activities. It may also carry out complementary or ancillary activities to mining activities and provide services related to mining activities, including, in particular, technical, commercial and management consulting services in the mining sector.
Two draft Motions for Resolution to the National Parliament were also approved, presented by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Adaljiza Albertina Xavier Reis Magno, for the ratification, for accession, to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and the ratification, for accession, to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This Convention is an instrument of international law, which aims to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities and to promote respect for their inherent dignity.
The Council of Ministers decided to approve the annual effective to be incorporated in FALINTIL - Defence Force of Timor-Leste (F-FDTL) in 2022, according to the project presented by the Minister of Defence, Filomeno da Paixão de Jesus. Thus, it was approved a military recruitment process for the incorporation of six hundred recruits, of which 240 will be for the Naval Force component, 240 for the Land Force component and 120 for the remaining units.
According to the projects presented by the Minister of Public Works, Abel Pires da Silva, the Council of Ministers decided to authorize the opening of procurement procedures, through international public tender, for the public works regarding the repair works of the highway Suai-Beaço, Section 1: Suai-Fatucai/Mola and regarding the construction of the Municipal Road Uaica-Kelikai-Ossu.
Lastly, the Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of Social Solidarity and Inclusion, Armanda Berta dos Santos, and the Minister of Health, Odete Maria Freitas Belo, as Chair and Vice-Chair, respectively, of the Interministerial Committee for the Preparation and Coordination of the Execution of the Vaccination Plan against COVID-19, presented to the Council of Ministers the results of the vaccination and a set of amendments to the Plan.
Among the planned amendments, the Pfizer vaccine will now be administered to citizens aged 18 years or older, also as a first and second dose, in addition to the booster dose that already covered this age group. Those who received the first dose of AstraZeneca or Sinovac vaccines will now be eligible to receive the second dose with the Pfizer vaccine.
By May 2nd, 2022, nationwide, a total of 71.6% of youth between the ages of 12 and 17 have received at least one dose of the vaccine. Nationwide, 36.9% of young people have received both doses. In Dili, 74.4% of young people between 12 and 17 years have already received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
Regarding the individuals older than 18 years, 72.2% have received, at least, two doses, and 84.6% have received, at least, one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. END - 27 of April of 2022Meeting of the Council of Ministers on April 27th, 2022Presidency of the Council of Ministersmore
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Meeting of the Council of Ministers on April 27th, 2022
The Council of Ministers met, at the Government Palace, in Dili, and approved the draft Government Resolution for the appointment of João Amaral, as President of the Supervisory Board of the public company Bee Timor-Leste (BTL, E.P.), and Regina de Jesus de Sousa and Acácio Pinto as members of the Supervisory Board of BTL, E.P. It is the responsibility of the Supervisory Board, as a supervisory body of BTL, E.P., to ensure compliance with legal, statutory, and regulatory standards applicable to the company and supervise its financial management and assets. According to the statutes of this public company, these appointments have been proposed by the Government member responsible for the water and sanitation sector, Minister Abel Pires da Silva, and by the Government member responsible for the Finance sector, Minister Rui Augusto Gomes.
Four draft Resolution Proposals to the National Parliament were also approved, presented by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Adaljiza Albertina Xavier Reis Magno, regarding the International Criminal Court and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. These drafts Resolution Proposals to the National Parliament aim to:
Ratification, for accession, of the amendment to Article 124 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, adopted in The Hague on November 26th, 2015;
Ratification, for accession, of the amendment to Article 8 and other amendments to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court relating to the crime of aggression, adopted at the review conference in Kampala, from May 31st to June 11th, 2010;
Ratification, for accession, to the Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court, done at New York, September 9th, 2002;
Ratification, for accession, to the Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, adopted on May 23rd, 1997.
The Council of Ministers approved a legislative package for the environmental area, composed of four draft Decree-Laws, presented by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Demetrio do Amaral de Carvalho.
The first draft Decree-Law approved aims to create the National Environmental Licensing Authority, I.P. (ANLA) and approves its statutes. ANLA's mission will be to ensure the implementation of the legislation on environmental licensing, being responsible for evaluating projects, classification, issuing environmental licenses and monitoring the activities of public and private entities in general, proponents and holders of Environmental Licenses, without prejudice to the powers of the Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals. This public institute will be supervised by the member of the Government responsible for the execution of policies for the environment area.
The second project aims to make the first amendment to Decree-Law No. 5/2011 of February 9th, on Environmental Licensing. This project will harmonize the existing legal regime on environmental licensing with the establishment of the National Environmental Licensing Authority and also ensure the possibility of submitting any relevant documentation under the environmental licensing procedure at a local level, either at delegations or representations of that National Authority that will be established, either to the Government department responsible for implementing policies for the environment area or its territorially based decentralized services or to any other public or private entity with which a contract or partnership for this purpose may be established.
The third draft Decree-Law aims to establish the Designated National Authority for Combating Climate Change, I.P. (AND – Portuguese acronym) and approves its Statutes. The AND will exercise the functions of the Designated National Authority for the flexibility mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol, having as its mission, namely, to approve the participation of public and private national entities in projects, in the context of clean development and emissions trading, and will serve as an interlocutor between the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and the Green Climate Fund.
The last project presented by the Secretary of State for the Environment aims to make the first amendment to Decree-Law no. 15/2019, of July 10th, on the Organic Law of the Secretary of State for the Environment. With the establishment of the two previously mentioned Public Institutes under the responsibility of this Secretary of State, it is now important to amend the Secretary of State for the Environment's organic structure, to guarantee its compatibility with the technical, administrative, financial and patrimonial autonomy that is conferred to these public institutes.
Finally, a draft Decree-Law and two draft Government Decrees were approved, within the scope of the State Budget Framework Law and public financial management, presented by the Minister of Finance, Rui Augusto Gomes. The approved diplomas are:
A Draft Decree-Law aimed at regulating the competence to authorize the expenditure of services and entities of the Public Administrative Sector.
With this diploma, when expenditures have a value higher than US$ 10 million, the authorization for the realization of expenditure falls under the competence of the Council of Ministers. When expenditures have a value equal to or lower than US$ 10 million, the authorization for the realization of the expenditure falls under the competence of the management bodies of the services and entities of the Public Administrative Sector with extended financial autonomy.
The management bodies of the Presidency of the Republic, the National Parliament, the municipalities and the independent administration are competent to authorize expenditure, regardless of the amount.
In the case of the Special Administrative Region of Oe-Cusse Ambeno, the authorization of expenditures exceeding US$ 10 million falls within the competence of the respective deliberative body.
A Draft Government Decree that regulates the structure of budget classifiers. The specification of revenues and expenditures of the General State Budget is carried out through the use of budget classifiers, which assume the structure of organic classification, economic classification and functional classification.
A Draft Government Decree that regulates the structure of budgetary programmes. The programme structure of the State Budget consists of grouping expenditures by objectives intending to pro results. The budget programmes are structured through three levels, the top-level, called programme, the middle level, called subprogramme, and the bottom level, called activity. The programme level presents general objectives aimed at producing results, the subprogramme level presents specific objectives aimed at producing results and the activity level presents a set of actions that contribute to the production of results. The code of the budgetary programmes is composed of seven alphanumeric digits, with the first three corresponding to the programme, the next two, to the subprogramme, and the final two, to the activity. END
