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Press Release
Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers of May 5, 2020
The Council of Ministers met at the Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão Auditorium at the Ministry of Finance in Dili and approved the draft Deliberation, presented by the Acting Minister of Finance, Sara Lobo Brites, on the final temporary budget appropriations for the month of May 2020 in the amount of US$122,228,000 (including the payment of loans).
The Council of Ministers approved the draft Government Resolution, also presented by the Acting Minister of Finance, on the value of the remuneration supplement, created by Decree-Law No. 17/2020, for officials, agents and public administration workers who provide their activity in the prevention or control services of COVID-19, during the term of the state of emergency. This salary supplement varies between 5 and 25 U.S. dollars, for each effective working day of the beneficiary, during the term of the state of emergency, according to the degree of risk to which employees are exposed. Payment will be made monthly, with the monthly salary. This Government Resolution takes effect on 28 March 2020, the date on which the state of emergency began. The amount of the supplement for the period from 28 March to the entry into force of this diploma shall be paid with the remuneration of the month of May. The identification of the beneficiaries and the accounting of the number of days to be paid will be made by the respective Ministries. ENDS