Rousseff says she wants to explain govt budget proposal personally in Congress
President Dilma Rousseff met the leaders of the governing coalition in the Chamber of Deputies
After submitting the proposal for the Annual Budget Bill, President Dilma Rousseff met the leaders of the governing coalition in the Chamber of Deputies Monday (Aug. 31) at Palácio do Planalto and expressed a willingness to go to Congress in person to explain the government's budget proposal. However, she has not mentioned any exact dates.
The government leader in the Chamber of Deputies, José Guimarães, of the Workers' Party (PT), was at the meeting and commended the president on her offer: “This proposal is a transparent budget that retains achievements made in recent years, including social programs, the minimum wage, and the Minha Casa, Minha Vida [affordable housing] program, and announces a set of measures to overcome difficulties.”
Guimarães said he anticipates no difficulties passing the proposal in Congress because the proposed budget “is realistic and transparent and has no cover-ups, it reflects the reality of Brazil.”
The meeting went on to discuss the president's vetoes on recently approved laws that will incur further costs to the government next year. These vetoes will be on the voting agenda of Congress next Wednesday (Aug. 2) and, if the Congress rejects them, this will mean unwanted costs in the 2016 budget.
Translated by Mayra Borges
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