A technical report of the Senate budget consultancy pointed out flaws in the provisional measure that creates the government’s main bet (PT) to get a strong brand on.
The opinion, completed on June 5, states that there is a lack of goals, objectives and budget impact studies in the text, after analyzing its compatibility with the Fiscal Responsibility Law (LRF) and other financial rules.
The provisional measure has immediate effect, but will still need to be passed by Congress to become a permanent law. The Ministry of Health says that the preparation of a technical note is a standard procedure and that the details will be regulated.
The program aims to reduce waiting time for consultations, exams and surgeries in the SUS. For this, one of the main measures is to refer patients to private clinics and hospitals, which from federal taxes with care.
Senate consultancy says that this form of remuneration prevents the program from entering the government’s spending limit account, but still reduces the collection and therefore requires the government to justify and compensate for the loss of revenue of $ 2 billion per year. The requirements were partially met, he says.
“Despite the fulfillment of the requirements, no goals and objectives were not presented, preferably quantitative, as provided for in Article 139 of LDO 2025. […] Nor is there a term of the benefit, which should last a maximum of five years, “the text reports.
Lula’s program also includes a measure that allows health plans to reimburse SUS with services, estimating a possible loss of $ 750 million in revenues per year.
“However, the premises and calculation methodologies were not presented in a degree of sufficient detail to highlight the relevance of the estimates, as provided for in Article 132 of LDO 2025,” the opinion continues.
Finally, the text mentions the creation of, which will generate a continuous mandatory expense, which requires detailed estimates and proof of fiscal impact, according to the LRF. “However, this information was not found,” concludes the report.
Sought, he said that it is common to present considerations to be debated in the Senate committee, and that in the coming weeks will publish ordinances that regulate the program’s technical and operational criteria.
“All actions provided for in the program now have specialists will be executed within the budget approved for the Ministry of Health and by mechanisms such as tax exemption in programs such as Proadi and Pronon, in accordance with the legislation,” says the government.
The folder adds that the annual limit of R $ 2 billion in the compensation of debts of private hospitals was defined with the Ministry of Finance and the Attorney General of the National Treasury, thus complying with the LRF.
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