We do not want to stay with the deficit, we discuss the revenue needed to not have a deficit," says Dilma (Ueslei Marcelino / Reuters)
President Dilma Rousseff vowed on Friday that the government better spend public resources and stressed that discuss new sources of revenue for a balanced budget. In an interview with radios of Paraiba, where he is serving schedule on Friday, Rousseff said the government does not want to stay with a deficit in the budget and will work accordingly. The declaration takes place four days after the government has sent to Congress a budget proposal for next year with a primary deficit forecast of 30.5 billion reais. In a clear message to the need to raise revenue, the president also went on to say that the government cut all that could be cut in the budget proposal.
"If we want a balanced budget, preserve policies, we have to take some action. One, by the government itself, we'll wipe more spending, let's look at whether what we are paying is reaching people that the law requires it gets . Finally, we will improve the quality of our spending, "he said.
The president said the 'negative budget "shows that the government has chosen to" a path of transparency and truth. " "We could send tax revenues together, but not sent because we prefer to let the Congress can debate the problem of declining revenues," he said.
Dilma again said, without elaborating, that its management is discussing new revenue streams ". We have to discuss new sources of revenue do not want to stick to the deficit, we discuss the revenue needed to have no deficit." And said: "We will discuss with Congress and society, but we will not shift responsibility to anyone, we will indicate where will the revenue."
The President also noted that the government did not cut social programs such as Minha Casa Minha Vida and the More Doctors: "When you go through difficulties must be preserved, because when the hard pass, you will be able to advance." The President also considered social spending as essential and considered a setback reducing investments in this sector.
Asked about the current government's relationship with Congress, which approved measures that increase spending in a year of crisis, Dilma said that the relationship is "respectful and constructive", but stressed that laws must always consider the macroeconomic stability of the country.