The National Confederation of Municipalities expressed ‘noncompliance’ with the Provisional Measure signed this Wednesday (21) which establishes a 5.4% increase in the remuneration of professionals in the basic public education network across the country
The National Confederation of Municipalities (CNM) estimates that the readjustment of teachers’ minimum wage will cause an impact of up to R$8 billion on municipal coffers. Through a note, the entity “expressed non-compliance” with the Provisional Measure (MP) signed this Wednesday (21) by the president (PT) that determines of professionals from the basic public education network across the country.
The entity argued that the measure has “opportunistic and electoral” purposes. “It is unacceptable that, after years of silence in the face of high and illegal readjustments, now, when the index indicates 0.37%, the federal government moves to issue an MP under the argument of ‘injustice’ in the calculation, this inconsistency violates the logic of responsible public management and highlights the political use of an instrument that should be technical and stable”, declared the .
According to the confederation, due to the “fiscal and budgetary conditions” of each location, the correction of the minimum salary “must be negotiated” between the municipalities and their teachers. The CNM also reiterated the “historical position” so that salary adjustment discussions are based on the previous year’s inflation, measured by the (INPC).
