Ors.Rekt.2012: Deve husi ita nia-an

Kintu Governu Konstitusionál Timor-Leste ne’ebé  foin eleitu daudauk ne’e husu ona ba Parlamentu atu aprova revizaun (rektifikasaun) ba biliaun $1.7 iha Orsamentu Jerál Estadu 2012 ne’ebé  vigora ona iha Dezembru tinan kotuk. Despeza  foun, barak liu ba pensaun veteranus no idozus, sei uza osan ne’ebé  iha ona dotasaun ba projetu Tasi Mane ne’e sei la gasta hotu iha tinan ida ne’e. Maske nune’e, Governu promote katak sei troka osan ida ne’e iha orsamentu 2013 ne’ebé sei aprezenta iha fulan oin.

Iha Sesta-Feira 14 Setembru, Konsellu Ministru aprova proposta orsamentu rektifikativu ba tinan klaran (textu tomak iha Portugés) no haruka ida ne’e ba Parlamentu ba aprovasaun. Parlamentu hahú nia sesaun lejizlativa nian hafoin loron ne’ebá, no Komisaun C ba asuntu ekonómiku ba Baucau iha Segunda-Feira atu diskute proposta lei orsamentu nian.

Proposta revizaun nian la muda montante total hosi Orsamentu Estadu 2012 nian. Maibé, orsamentu ne’e aumenta tokon $55.4 ba despeza foun, ne’ebé  tokon $50 empresta hosi tokon $164 ne’ebé aloka tiha ona ba projetu infrastrutura petróleu Tasi Mane iha Fundu Infrastrutura iha Orsamentu Estadu 2012 “ho kondisaun katak sei troka fali iha 2013.”
Timor-Leste nia Orsamentu Estadu iha tinan oin provavelmente sei sai tan orsamentu ida ne’ebé sa’e maka’as liu iha planeta ida ne’e, La’o Hamutuk  fiar katak sei lori ita sai kiak liu iha tinan 12 oin mai.

Despeza boot foun mak hanesan tuir mai, ho detallu liu iha dokumentu orsamentál iha ami nia website:

• Tokon $26.9 ba tan pensaun veteranu, hodi aumenta ba tokon $80.4 ne’ebé iha ona dotasaun, ne’ebé to’o iha 18 Setembru, gasta ona tokon $73.8;
• Tokon $7.1 ba tan pensaun idozu, hodi aumenta ba tokon $35.9 ne’ebé iha ona dotasaun ba Seguransa Sosiál, ne’ebé to’o iha 18 Setembru gasta ona tokon $16.7;
• Tokon $6.1 ba tan Rezerva Kontinjénsia nian, hodi aumenta ba tokon $21.2 ne’ebé hosi montante ne’e, to’o iha 18 Setembru karik gasta ona tokon $1.6;
• Tokon $6.4 ba tan iha dotasaun tolu ba militár no polísia, aumenta ba tokon $64.1 ne’ebé iha ona dotasaun, hosi ne’e to’o iha 18 Setembru, gasta ona tokon $36.9;
• Tokon $9.0 ba tan iha dotasaun hitu ba edukasaun, saúde, transporte maritima, sosiedade sivíl no funsaun seluk.

Proposta retifikasaun orsamentál mós muda fundus entre ministériu sira, inklui ministériu sira ne’ebé taka tiha (Ministériu Ekonomia no Dezenvolvimentu no Sekretáriadu Estadu Polítika Enerjetika) no ministériu foun sira ne’ebé foin harii husi ministériu tuan sira ne’ebé fahe tiha ba. La’o Hamutuk nia pájina website kona-ba rektifikasaun ida ne’e inklui analiza kle’an no ligasaun ba Livru Orsamentu ka Programa Governu nian no material relevante sira seluk iha Inglés, Tetum no Portuguese.

OrsRect2012: Borrowing from ourselves

[Blog ida ne'e iha lian Tetum]

Timor-Leste's newly elected Fifth Constitutional Government has asked Parliament to approve a revision (rectification) of the $1.7 billion dollar 2012 State Budget enacted last December. The new expenditures, mainly pensions for veterans and old people, will use money already appropriated for the Tasi Mane project which will not be spent this year. However, the Government has promised to replace this money in the 2013 budget that it will present to Parliament next month.

On Friday 14 September 2012, the Council of Ministers approved a mid-year budget rectification proposal (full text in Portuguese) and sent it to Parliament for enactment. Parliament began its legislative session the next day, and Economics Committee C went to Baucau on Monday to discuss the proposed budget law.

The proposed revision does not change the total amount of the 2012 State Budget. However, it adds $55.4 million in new spending, to be financed by borrowing $50 million from the $164 million allocated to the Tasi Mane petroleum infrastructure project in the 2012 budget's Infrastructure Fund "on condition of being reinstated in 2013." Timor-Leste's 2013 State Budget will probably continue to be one of the fastest-growing in the world, which La'o Hamutuk believes leads to bankruptcy in about 12 years.

The biggest new expenditures are these, with details in the budget documents on our website:

• $26.9 million more for veterans' pensions, adding to $80.4 million already appropriated, of which $73.8 million had been spent by 18 September;
• $ 7.1 million more for old-age pensions, adding to $35.9 million already appropriated for Social Security, of which $16.7 million had been spent by 18 September;
• $ 6.1 million more for the Contingency Reserve, adding to $21.2 already appropriated, of which apparently only $1.6 million had been spent by 18 September;
• $ 6.4 million more in three items for the military and police, adding to $64.1 million already appropriated, of which $36.9 million had been spent by 18 September;
• $ 9.0 million more in seven other items for education, health, water transport, civil society and other functions.

The proposed rectification also shifts funds between ministries, including those where were terminated and new ones created by dividing previous ministries. La'o Hamutuk's web page on this rectification includes deeper analysis and links to the Government's Budget Book (Tetum), Program and other relevant materials in English, Tetum and Portuguese.

Members of Parliament / Deputadu sira

Tomorrow, 12 September, Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao will present the program of the Fifth Constitutional Government of Timor-Leste to the National Parliament which was elected last July. The session will be broadcast live on TVTL starting at 10 am, and may continue on Thursday and Friday.

La'o Hamutuk is publishing a list of the Members of the new Parliament with their committee assignments, parties and mobile numbers, which should help citizens communicate their views to their elected representatives. Click on the images at right, or download a PDF file which will be easier to print.

We have published a similar list of Ministers and other members of the Government, including their email addresses.