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The State Budget for 2021 is delivered this Monday to Parliament.
SIC had access to the preliminary version of the document, which includes a increase in pensions by 10 euros per pensioner, in pensions up to about 660 euros, as of August 1. Retired doctors on duty contribute 75% of the salary.
The document also includes a increase of 60 euros in unemployment benefit It’s in creation of extraordinary aid to workers’ income, with a minimum limit of 50 euros.
For students, the the minimum rate for higher education fees is set at 495 euros.
In the field of Health, the Government invest 90 million euros in primary care units. Plus A risk subsidy is attributed to health professionals., who work directly with infected or suspected covid-19 patients, 20% of salary, up to a maximum of € 219.
The Government transfers:
- 107 million for the Azores;
- 46 million for Madeira;
- 400 million for municipalities.
State budget approved for 2021
The Government closed the State Budgets for next year this Sunday. The Council of Ministers had already approved a general version of the document on Thursday, but only managed to close the final proposal this Sunday.
“The Council of Ministers approved today, electronically, the proposed State Budget Law for 2021 and the proposal for the Great Options Law, which had been generally approved by the Council of Ministers on October 8”, fair Thursday , read a statement from the Council of Ministers.
The stalemate in negotiations with left-wing parties will have delayed the process.
At the center of the discussion with Bloco de Esquerda and PCP is the financing of Novo Banco and labor issues.
PROPOSAL GENERALLY VOTED ON OCTOBER 28
After being delivered by the government to parliament on Monday, proposal OE2021 is voted on in general on October 28, and the final global vote on the document is scheduled for November 26.
On Saturday, the Prime Minister said that the conditions for an agreement with BE and PCP for the approval of OE2021 were “created”.
“As for the essential, I do not see how there can be no agreement with BE and PCP”, Insisted António Costa, admitting that there are “some issues” in which a “100%” agreement did not yet exist and that they were “working on.”
“If everyone has the political will, we will surely have a good budget in 2021.”stressed the prime minister, reiterating that “it is surely on the left” where this budget will be built.
António Costa also assured that the State accounts for next year “maintain very clear guidelines to reject any path towards austerity” and the budget will follow a path of “strengthening and improving” the income of families, supporting employment and public investment.
