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DRAFT RESOLUTION NO. 135 /XI/1.
" Reinforces the means and competences of the Technical Support Unit, and proceeds to the third amendment to the Assembly Resolution
of the Republic No. 20/2004 of February 16 (Structure and Competences of the Assembly Services of the Republic) "
The situation that the Country runs through is of real emergence of public finances, making
even more important an effective fight for the public deficit, which provides results
visible as early as 2010.
Last weekend, the Government undertook, in Brussels, for the purpose of
reach, already this year, an additional deficit reduction, from at least 1 p.p. of GDP in the face of the
commitments of the Stability and Growth Programme, the objective of which was clearly
assumed to be counterpart by the decisions that the European Council and the Central Bank
European took in the defence of the stability of the Euro and therefore in the defence of stability
economic and financial from countries such as Portugal.
The PSD understands as indispensable that this objective of additional deficit reduction is
fulfilled by Portugal, but considers that, in order to ensure transparency and rigour of the
application of the measures that come to be approved to achieve deficit reduction, should be
supervised monthly monitoring of budget implementation, by independent entity
of the Government, specifically by the Technical Support Unit (UTAO) and reinforced
their means with the recourse to state bodies.
It further considers that, in order for the reduction of the public deficit to be effectively achieved
Sustained mode, it becomes necessary to ensure the commitment of the end of the resource to the
public disbudgeting, set tight limits on the borrowing of the Central Administration,
of the public companies and the Regional and Local Administration, as well as the abolition of
any exception to the observance of the Code of Public Contracting, by services or
companies participated by the state.
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For this, it is proposed to strengthen the skills of UTAO in the sense of this technical unit
passing on the competence for the realization of reports with quarterly periodicity, à
regional and local administration and to all public or participating entities and companies of
sectors whose budget implementation is considered critical, in the form of the strict determination
of the borrowing values of these entities and of the investment per se carried out. Equally
for the implementation of these new tasks if it proves necessary to strengthen the human means
of that unit.
In these terms, the Assembly of the Republic resolves, under the provisions of paragraph 5 of the article
166. of the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic, the following:
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Article 10-The Resolution of the Assembly of the Assembly of the Republic No 20/2004 of February 16,
is replaced by the following:
" Article 10.
Technical Support Unit
1-[...]:
a) [...];
b) [...];
c) Technical monitoring of the budget implementation, for the whole
Public administrations, including in the analysis to draw up the following elements (in
absolute value for the large items and also as a percentage of GDP for the
budget balance):
i) Budget approved;
ii) Monthly and cumulative implementation at the end of the period under review;
iii) Projection for the end of the year.
d) [...];
e) [...];
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f) [...];
g) Realization of quarterly reporting on contracted borrowing and investment
conducted in all entities and companies in the public sector and the Administration
Regional and Local.
2-A UTAO is composed of eight to ten technicians, to recruit through internal mobility or
ceding of public interest, pursuant to the Law of Organization and Health of the
Services of the Assembly of the Republic (LOFAR) and too much applicable legislation.
3-[...].
4-[...]. "
Assembly of the Republic, May 14, 2010.
The Deputies