The Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddadcountered the criticism of the governor of Minas GeraisRomeu Zema, about the vetoes to the Full Payment of State Debt Program (Propag).
On the social network X, formerly Twitter, Haddad stated that the miner attacks the federal government and “as is customary in Bolsonarism, hide the truth”.
In a publication last Tuesday (14), Zema stated that the federal government “wants the states to pay the bill for their spending” and that it would be “forcing” the transfer of R$5 billion more to “sustain privileges and perks.”
The governor also criticized the number of ministries on the Esplanada, “Pharaonic travel”, expenses and corporate cards, “while the states struggle to balance the books”.
“How long will the taxpayer pay for this disorder?” he asked.
In the publication this Thursday (16), Haddad countered criticism about “privileges” and stated that the governor “sanctioned the , during the validity of the Tax Recovery Regime, inclusive”.
The minister also stated that the governor “forgot to mention” that the proposal presented by the miner for debt renegotiation is “much smaller than the one approved and sanctioned now”.
Haddad also said that the veto mentioned by Zema was about the device that placed the responsibility for paying off state debts with private banks on the Union.
. The proposal implements Propag for the renegotiation of more than .
The states of Goiás, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sul account for 90% of the debt.
