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Díli, April 2, 2013
Press Release
Meeting of the Council of Ministers on April 2, 2013
The V Constitutional Government met this Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in the Council of Ministers Meeting Room, at the Government Palace, in Díli, having approved the following:
1. Decree-Law approving the First Amendment to Decree-Law on Allowances for Travelling Abroad on Duty
The objective of this statute is to adjust the allowances granted to holders and members of sovereign bodies, civil servants, administrative agents and hired personnel with equivalent category when on official duty, taking into account the allowances granted by international organisations, notably the United Nations, in order to improve the efficiency of public finance.
2. Tax Regime
The Council of Ministers approved a set of recommendations submitted by the National Directorate of Domestic Tax (DNID) on problems in the enforcement of tax laws and on the effective collection of non-oil fiscal revenues.
The Council of Ministers also analysed the following:
1. Presentation of project “Kairabela Freeport Zone”
Oceanic Maritime Services Company presented to the Council of Ministers a project for the construction of a trans-shipment hub for vessels undertaking international transport of minerals.