AMP HALO VIZITA DE ESTUDO BA XINA NO IMPRESTIMO LA IHA DEZVANTAGEN BA TL

Saturday, 27 November 2010

Hafoin tinan tolu partidu lima ne’ebe forma Governu Alianca Maioria Parlamentar (AMP) kaer ukun, iha semana uluk fulan ne’e Dr. Deonisio Babo Soares, lidera ekipa ida MAK kompostu husi Partidu CNRT rasik, PD, Undertim, ASDT ho PSD hodi hala’o vizita de estudo ida ba Xina hodi haree ho besik situasaun politika, sosio no ekonomia iha nasaun ne’ebe dezde 1975 sempre apoiu Timor Leste. Atu hatene diak liu tan rejultadu husi vizita ne’e tuir mai Tempo Semanal (TS) hala’o dada lia eskluxivu ho DR. Deonisio Babo Soares (DB) hanesan tuir mai iha okos ne’e.

TS: Karik bele esplika objetivu principal vizita ba Xina nian mai ami?
DB: Foin dadaun governo Xina konvida Partidos sira iha Aliansa Maioria Parlamentar atu halo visita ba Xina. Visita de estudo ba Xina ba Xina hosi dia 6 to 16 de Novembro 2010 halo ho intensaun atu hare besik liu tan konaba desenvolvimento iha rai neba.

Objectivo prinsipal visita ne'e atu hare no estuda liu tan dezenvolvimento iha aspekto hotu-hotu iha Xina, liu-liu hosi parte politika, ekonomia, dezenvolvimento em geral no koalia assuntos relasionados ba problema sosial nebe mossu iha neba. Iha visita ne, alem de ba konhese mos historia Xina nian, vkontigensia ne vizita mos ZONA IPTEK, fabrika Aviaun Xian'xi, fabrika makinas pezadas infraestrutura nian ho seluk tan.

Iha diskussaun barak sobre dezenvolvimento hosi parte parte politika, mossu perguntas balun atu intende didiak politika Xina nian nebe hetan kritika bebeik hosi mundo internasional liu liu iha parte direitos humanos. Iha mos esplikasaun hosi professor universitarios balu katak sistem politiak Xina nian ne uniku no buka atu ajusta ba realidade nasaun ho povo Xina nian. Tanba ne’e, ema barak iha rai seluk la kumprende, tanba karakteristika Sosialista Xinese obriga governo atu manteim paz, establidade, hodi bele asegura povo nia moris liu hosi programa dezenvolvimento.

Ba ema Xina laiha buat ida mak aat ho sira nia sistema, tanba atu hametin paz, estabilidade no dezenvolvimento sira preciza iha sistema ida rasik ne’ebe bele asegura buat sira ne’e hotu. Sira mos respeita nafatin sistem demokrasia seluk ne’ebe rai seluk adopta no lakoi atu mete iha ema rai seluk nia problema.. Ba Xina, relasaun ho rai seluk baseia ba prinsipio de igualdade, no non-inteferensi iha assunto internal paiz idak idak nian.

TS: Duarnte iha Xina karik ekipa ne'e konsege hetaan ninia objetivu?

DB: Iha buat barak mak ekipa ne’e aprende hosi Xina, liu liu kona ba oinsa ita bele iha mentalidade ida diak hanesan estadista (negarawan) hodi dezenvolve ita nia nasaun. SIstema komunista/sosialista xinez la’os hanesan kapitalista sira sempre dehan katak aat no ladiak. Governo Xinez halo bebeik avaliasaun no mudansa ba sira nia sistema rasik. Sira mos rekonhese katak uluk sira halo salah barak, no agora sira hadia sistema . Ne’e hotu hodi garante povo bele moris diak no estabilidade be asegura iha sira nia rain. Hanesan paiz soberano, ita respeita Xina nia sistema tanba ne’e depende ba povo no ema Xina mak bele deside sobre sira nia futuro. Jadi objectivo vizita ne’e hetan duni objectivo tanba bele aprende buat barak hosi vizita ne’e.

TS: Sa ida maka ita bo’ot sira sei halo ho rezultadu vizita ne'e?
DB: Vizita ne’e hanesan vizita de estudo hodi halo komparasaun ba sistema ne’ebe ita iha ho sistema ne’ebe sira mos iha. maske Xina nasaun boot no riku, sira nia sistema la haneasn ho ita. Maibe iha buat barak ne’ebe diak mak ita bele aproveita, liu hosi maneira de sira maneja sira nia rain, ekonomia no establidade hodi asegura dezenvovimento (kesejahteraan) sira nia rain no povo.

Iha buat tolu mak ami hetan hosi vizitz de estudo ne’e katak Xina iha Governo ida ne’ebe forte, Disiplina ho ethos servisu povo nian ne’ebe maka’as no iha Lei ne’ebe forte hodi garante sidadaun hotu nia direito. Maske iha aspektu legislasaun ho direitos humanos rasik ema barak mak sei kritika maibe ne’e hare hosi objectivu sistema nian atu asegura estabilidae no dezenvolvimento, ita bele kumprende.

TS: Karik Ita bo’ot bele esplika, ekipa ne'e kompostu husi sese no tan ba sa?
DB: Membros partido CNRT ho AMP (PD, ASDT, UNDERTIM, PSD) seluk halao vizita ba provinsia boot tolu Chizuan, Xian'xi no Bejing. Kontigente AMP ne’e hamutuk ema nain walu ho naran hanesan tuir mai ne’e: Dionisio Babo Soares (Sekretario Geral CNRT); Feliz Sekywara Gusmao (Kord CNRT DILI) Jose Virgilio R. Perreira (Vice Presidente Juventude CNRT); Carlos Godinho (Vice Presidente Juventude PD) Elisabet Mendosa (ASDT); Francisco Salsinha ho Afonso Rangel (UNDERTIM) ho Adelino Amaral (PSD).

Membros sira ne’e, sira nia partido mak haruka no foo konfiansa atu bele hetan experiencia liu tan atu bele kontribui ba ita nia nasaun iha futuro.

TS: Karik ita sira mos ba haree oin sa atu bele Estadu TL bele hetan Imprestu osan husi Xina?

DB: Governu Xinez hatene katak ita nasaun ki’ik, maibe sira mos respeita ita nia soberania no hakarak iha relasaun ho ita hanesan nasaun nebe independente. Xina la iha ambissaun territorial ka amibisaun militar ba rai seluk. Sira iha problema barak iha sira nia rain ne’ebe sira tenki rezolve, hanesan kazu TIBET, kazu entre ethnis uha norte, povo ne’ebe sei kiak barak (por volta de 150 jutas). Tanba ne’e sira hakarak iha relasaun diak ho estado hotu iha mundo atu bele iha relasaun ekeonomia, loke merkadu para sasan tama no iha koperasaun ne’ebe fo benefisiu ba hotu-hotu.

Xina hanesan potensia ekonomia boot iha mundo, sai mos parseiro importante ida ba ita Timor. Nune mos Xina preciza atu trata Timor Leste hanesasn nasaun ne’ebe sira respeita hodi bele mos iha relasaun ekonomia diak ho sira.

Foin dadaun Presidente Ramos Horta hasoru malu ho Primeiro Ministro Wen Ja Bao iha Macau hamutuk ho paizes da lingua Portuguesa seluk. Xina promete atu fo 5o milhoes ba ajuda dezenvolvimento iha Timor Leste durante tinan hirak liu mai ne’e. Maibe ita mos tenki hatene aan katak ne’e mesmo mai hanesan grant (hibah) la’os signifiak katak ne’e saugati de’it. Iha relasoens internasionais ne’e hanesan jestu de kooperasaun ho tulun, maibe ita mos tenki resiproka ho jestu de komersiu seluk hodi bele mos fo benefisiu ba sira. Ne’e mak ema bolu benefisiu mutuo iha relasoens internasionais.

TS: Oin sa nu'udar Sekretariu Jeral Partidu ne'ebe agora ukun hela haree ba hanoin atu imprestu osan husi Xina hodi harii infraestrutura iha nasaun ne'e?

DB: Hau hakarak dehan de’it, se ita iha serteza katak iha tinan sanulu mai iha ossan atu dezenvolve ita nia rain, nusa mak ita tenki hein to tinan sanulu?.. Ita bele empresta daudauk ona mais selu ho osan ne’ebe ita sei bele hetan tinan sanulu mai. Se ita hein to tinan sanulo mak foin halo, sasan karun liu, problema sosial barak sei la rezolve no osan ne’e bele mos tiha hodi gasta ba buat seluk. Buat emprestimo ne’e normal no nasaun barak mak halo emprestimo hodi bele dezenvolve sira nia aan. Iha Europa, America, no mos Xina rasik, emprestimo ne’e sira halo ona. Hanesan Sekretario Geral Partido CNRT hau apoia totalmente saida mak Primeiro Ministro (Presidente Partido CNRT) halo tanba hau hatene nia iha intensaun diak atu hadia ita nia rain.

Ita preciza mak ajuda governo atu hadia sistema, planeia didiak, no halakon ema sira nebe hakarak aproveita hodi hariku aan. Tanba ba CNRT, ne’e osan povo nian no tenki uza ba povo nia moris. Se Xanana mak kaer governo nafatin, hau senti buat ne’e sei la’o diak liu tan hanesan ema ne’ebe luta hodi lidera nasaun ba independencia, hau laiha duvida no sei apoia hamutuk ho komponente CNRT tomak, no mos partido seluk atu bele alkansa objectivo moris diak no dezenvolvimento ita nia rain nian.

TS: Karik ita bo’ot bele esplika uitoan vantajen no dezvantajen husi imprestu ne'e?

DB: Laiha desvantagem hosi emprestimo ne’e, kuando ita uza ho diak osan ne’e atu dezenvolve ita nia rain. Indonesia deit, empresta osan dezde 1945 too agora mos sei empresta nafatin. Maibe ita empresta tanba ita hatene katak ita iha osan atu selu, rai seluk balun empresta mais tenki kelola fali osan ne’e hodi bele hetan lukro mak foin selu tanba sira nia osan la too atu selu dala ida deit.. Ba ita Timor laiha problema tanba ita iha osan, so ke osan ne’e so bele foti tinan hirak iha oin sedangkan ita preciza agora.

Ita preciza mak hadia jestaun no iha plano didiak. Tenki mos iha lei forte hodi kaer korruptor sira no hatama ba prizaun kuando sira komete korrupsaun. Ita preciza sosiedade sivil nebe forte atu halo kontrolo sosial no tau matan ba gastos estado nian atu nune’e, ita bele moris dame, iha estabilidade, dezenvolvimento no trankuilidade nia laran.

PN Reduz Orcamento Hatun Pobreza Husi Gabinete Prezidente Republika

Written by */CJITL

Thursday, 20 January 2011

Dili flash, Quarta feira semana ne’e (19/1) deputados iha parlamentu nasional maioria vota afavor ba proposta redusaun orsamentu iha gabinete Prezidente Republika ne’ebe aprezenta husi proponente Arsenio Paixao Bano. Parlamentu aprova ho votasaun 44 afavor hodi hasai US$1 milhaun Fundu Redusaun Pobreza neebe iha tinan kotuk aprova montante hanesan atu Presidenti Republika nian bele halau nia promesa politika atu fo liman ba kiak iha Timor-Leste. “Iha tinan 2008 bancada FRETILIN halo petisaun ba Tribunal Rekursu neebe deklara inkonstitusional fundu redusaun pobreza neebe aloka iha gabinete Presidenti Republika iha tempu neeba ho montante US$250,000. Maske hetan deklarasaun inkonstitusional iha tempu neeba, osan gasta tiha hotu. Too ohin loron la iha ema ida neebe responsabiliza ba osan neebe fakar hotu maske inkonstitusional. Ikus mai iha preokupasaun balun kona ba jestaun fundus nee, liliu iha Gabinete Presidenti Republika nian,” deklara Xefe Bancada FRETILIN nian deputadu Aniceto Guterres. Komissaun C Parlamentu nasional nian mos rekomenda iha numero 5, pagina 78, iha sira nia relatorio kona ba proposta OGE 2011 atu elimina montante ida nee. Tuir konstituisaun PR la iha knaar ida ezekutivu kona ba atuasaun politika social hanesan halakon kiak. “Bancada FRETILIN felicita deputadus hotu neebe apoia proposta eliminasaun ida ne’e tanba iha interese atu tau buat hotu iha ita nia estadu nia funsionamentu iha nia fatin tuir lei no konstituisaun, Ita hotu hakarak halakon kiak iha ita nia rain, maibe ita hotu hare osan neebe usa liu gabinete PR nian nunee la iha impaktu ba halakon kiak” hateten komunikadu ba imprensa husi Fretilin ne’ebe CJITL online simu. Komunikadu ne’e mos hatutan liu tan katak bancada FRETILIn sei ejiji mos atu iha investigasaun ba osan ida nee ema ruma involve iha hahalok abuso poder ka ma jestaun iha tinan orsamentu rua liu ba,” informa Xefe bancada FRETILIN Aniceto Guterres ba media nasional. (*/CJITL)

Governu Prepara Tokon Hat Ba Igreja , Amo Basilio : "Hein Aplikasaun La’o Diak”

Timor Post - Tersa, 18 Janeiru 2011

Dili-“IV Governu Konstitusional oferese milloens Hat ho balun ($4,5) Dollar Amerikanu ba Diocese sira iha Timor Leste, entertantu Bispo Baucau, Dom Basilio dos Nascimento espera OJE 2011 impelemnta ho diak.
Osan milloens $4,5 ho balun dollar Amerikanu Governu aloka liu husi fundu social ne’ebe mak iha gabinete Primeiru Ministru nia okos.

Ba tinan 2011, Diocese sira ne’ebe mak sei hetan fundu ne’e mak hanesan, Diocese Baucau, Diocese Dili, Diocese Maliana.

Bispo Dioseze Baucau Don Basilio do Nascimento hateten katak OJE 2011 ho montante $985 milloens nebe bo’ot teb-tebes nia parte hein katak ninia aplikasaun sei diak liu tinan 2010.

“Hau la tuir tamba loron hirak ne’e hau okupadu, hau la tuir nebe opiniaun konaba debate orsamentu 2011 nian hau husu deskulpa mais haul abele hatene buat ida, ita atu loke ibun buat sabraut tiha,”informa Amo kona ba observasaun debate OJE.

Espera Bispo Dioseze Baucau ne’e, aplikasaun orsamentu nian tinan ida ne’e diak liu tinan uluk nian.

Hau hatene deit katak, orsamentu ne’e bo’ot liu, hau rona ema hotu-hotu dehan prioridade ida ne’e, prioridade iha neba, perioridade iha rai laran, prioridade iha loro monu, prioridade iha loro sae,”dehan Amo Sexta feira (14/1).

Amo hateten katak, maske nia parte rona liafuan perioridade maibe “husi sorin seluk mos nia parte hare buat balun monu dadaun”.

“Hau repete fali dala ida tan ema la gosta maibe “ponte vemase ne’e buat ne’ebe la tama iha hau nia ulun, foin halo hotu ponte atu monu, ne’e exemplo ida”.

Hafoin ida seluk mos luron sira kuak tun kuak sae, tambem hodi bainhira hau rona Ministru ida dehan katak los duni prioridade ami nian mak luron, maibe tinan ida ne’e komu bain loron la iha nebe husu pasencia;”haktuir amo.

Informa tan katak “diak ita kala pasencia tamba mos kompriende katak tempo la dun fo biban atu emprezariu sira halo ou halao prioridade ne’ebe ke governu dehan katak sai prioridade ba nasaun, hau hein katak tinan ida ne’e pelumenus maromak tulun, Sao Pedro mos taka torneira oituan iha leten ba ita hodi hare’e tok Sao Pedro bele tulun ita hodi bele halo avaliasaun ida ba Ministru sira nia hakarak,”hatan Amo.

Amo Bispo mos haktuir katak, promesa nebe sira halo ne’e, atu sai prioridade tebes, labele sai hanesan aimoruk aspirina nebe foe ma moras hodi hasai sira nia kosar hodi manas bele tun, hateten ho kompara.

“Ne’ebe hau heion katak, osamentu bo’ot hanesan ne’e, iha tinan ida ne’eita hare to’ok buat ruma, e ba buat ida hau rekhonese la’o duni, tamba ohin loron kuandu ita la’o husi Dili ba Baucau, husi Baucau ba Dili, pelomenus tore hirak be China sira halao ne’e halo ita senti dehan ho…. Ita nia rai oan ne’e mos agora ne’e pelomenus basik hanesan ho malae nia rai, hau hateten besik,”hattan tan.

Agora la hatene, bainhira mak ahi tama, la hatene ahi tama agora ka, tama 2012 ka, ka agora prepara deit ba tinan 2017, agora tinan 2012 ne’e hari’i rin depois rin hotu ahi tama kedas nune’e para ita iha Baucau hetan netik “Ahi Moris Permanente”, Husu Amo tan. (*)

Eis Petisionario Ida Hetan Oho Iha Polisia Akademia Nia Oin

		Written by Domingos Dasilva/CJITL
Tuesday, 18 January 2011
Breaking news, Agustinho Viegas Barreto alias Sikito, ne’ebe mak hetan oho husi ema deskoinesidus iha segunda 17/01 kalan iha Comoro, besik Akademia Polisia nia oin. Tuir informasaun husi Polisia Investigasaun Distritu Dili ne’ebe hala’o hela investigasaun ba kaju ne’e haktuir ba CJITL online katak vitima ne’e hetan oho husi ema deskoinesidu nain ha’at,  wainhira vitima fila husi Cruz Joven iha tasi tolu hodi ba nia uma, to’o iha Comoro ema nain ha’at ne’e tuir ho motor rua. Sikito hanesan Eis petisionario ida, ne’ebe  mak dadaun ne’e halo nia negosio kiik hanesan fila liman. Tuir fontes ne’e husi polisia investigasaun  ne’e katak ema baku vitima ne’e ho besi kanu iha nia ulun. “Vitima mai uluk iha academia nia oin sosa minuman iha tiga roda no la kleur nia maluk na’in ha’at mai hemu tan hamutuk ho nia, derepenti sira nain 4 baku mate fali vitima” haktuir fontes ne’e ba CJITL online. Mate isin ohas ne’e dadaun lori ba iha Hospital hodi hein prosesu autopsia, Sikito husi Sud- Distritu Bobonaro, distritu Bobonaro. Komunidade ida ne’ebe mak hela iha Comoro hateten problema ne’e akontese iha polisia nia oin kedas tanba sa mak polisia la atua lalais problema ne’e, ida ne’e mak frakeza polisia nian. To' noticia ne'e hatun CJITL sei kontinua hatene tuir kronologia lolos konaba kaju ne'e. (Domingos da Silva/ CJITL)

Familia Husi Vitima Eis Petisionariu Halo Atake Ba Kampaun UNPOL MALAYSIA

Written by Domingos Dasilva/CJITL

Wednesday, 19 January 2011

Dili Flash, Familia no kolegas  husi vitima Agustinho Viegas Barreto, Eis Petisionariu ne’ebe hetan oho iha segunda kalan liu ba hatudu sira nia lamentasaun ba Polisia ONU husi Malaysia tanba akontecementu oho Agustinho Barreto alias Sikito ne’e iha kedas kampaun polisia nia oin, maibe polisia la fo salvasaun.   Ho hahalok Polisia Malaysia nia ne’e mak Familia no Kolegas husi Sikito nian, tersa Loro kraik tuku 18:30 OTL, hodi atake no hodi tuda Polisia Malaysia. Agustinho Viegas Barreto ho naran koinhesidu Sikito ne’ebe mak hetan oho husi ema deskoinesidus nain ha’at iha segunda 17/01 kalan, iha Estrada bo’ot iha kampaun Polisia Malaysia no Polisia Akademia nia oin. Tuir komunidade sira iha Comoro katak wainhira Vitima mai iha Polisia academia nia oin atu sosa sasan iha tiga roda ne’ebe mak besik los Kampaun Polisia Malaysia nia oin, no bainhira hetan atake husi jovem na’in ha’at, maibe kuando Katuas ne’ebe mak fa’an sasan iha neba halai ba Polisia Malaysia husu ajuda maibe Polisia Malaysia sira taka deit sira nia Portaun ka Odanmatan. Hahalok ne’e rejulta Sikito to’o hetan mate iha fatin akontecementu. Mate isin husi Sikito lori fila ona ba Bobonaro, no la konsege hetan autopsia husi polisia. Tuir fontes husi Polisia Investigasaun nasional katak familia mak decide atu lori mate isin husi Hospital hodi la fo atu polisia halo autopsia.(Domingos Da silva/CJITL)

National Parliament passes Budget in Generality with positive and constructive debate‏

The Secretary of State for the Council of Ministers and Official Spokesperson for the Government of Timor-Leste
Ágio Pereira

January 14, 2011

Díli, Timor-Leste

National Parliament passed Budget in Generality with positive and
constructive debate

The National Parliament concluded the first round of debates on the 2011 State Budget with the budget being passed in generality with a vote of 43 in favor, 21 against with 1 absentee. The debate was considered highly productive with thoughtful and constructive input coming from all members of the National Parliament.

Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão opened the budget debate earlier this week by describing the nation as being “at the dawn of a decade that can be historical for Timor- Leste in economic terms.” After pointing to the many indicators that show recent improvement in the country he stressed “these indicators are only of value if the Timorese are able to feel a difference in their daily lives, but they nevertheless provide unquestionable evidence that our efforts so far have been successful.”

The proposed Budget of US$985 million is the largest to date and commits to major investments into Infrastructure and Human Capital required to develop the nation and further reduce poverty which has thus far declined by 9% since 2007 with a targeted spend by the Government of $1.4 billion.

Two Special Funds were proposed that will ensure better coordination of investment and development projects, as well as their gradual and multiyear planning and monitoring. $317.3 million, covering multiyear projects and other large projects over one million dollars, has been allocated to the Infrastructure Fund and $25 million is allocated to the Human Capital Development Fund for 2011.

In 2011 the Infrastructure Fund will enable the continuation of the national project for generating and distributing electrical power at the plants of Hera and Betano with $166 million allocated. The MDG Suco program, which seeks to provide housing, solar power, water and sanitation, in addition to other small social development works throughout the country is allocated $65 million. This program foresees the construction of 5 houses in each hamlet, which means that in 2011, housing will be provided to over 11,000 families. The ultimate purpose of this is to improve the living conditions of over 55,000 families in rural areas by the end of 2015. Important developments on the South Coast will begin in 2011 with more than $30 million allocated to the development of the Petroleum Industry.

The Decentralized Development Program (PDD) will continue, with $15.5 million at the aldeia (hamlet), suco (village) and sub-district level and $28.8 million at district level. This program continues to energize local business and support rural communities.

The Human Capital Development Fund, with around $25 million allocated for 2011, is to invest in the people of Timor-Leste to ensure professional and technical training with the issuing of scholarships and support of other training methods to ensure the nation has the skilled human capital it needs for the next decades.

Along with the presentation of the proposed 2011 Budget the National Parliament was also briefed on the execution of the 2010 Budget. Timor-Leste uses modified cash basis accounting system, which allows the Government to make payments for all goods and services and physical projects completed by 31st December within the first two months of the following year. To date the Government has executed $729.9 million or 87.1%of the 201o Budget. The Capital Development component of $209.1 had an execution rate of 82.4%; a major achievement given the difficulties encountered in 2010 including institutional challenges which caused delays in procurement channels and an extended rainy season

The Secretary of State Ágio Pereira said today “The spirit in which the Budget debates have been conducted in National Parliament this week show the dedication of our collective sense of responsibility for the Nation and how strong our desire to develop Timor-Leste for the benefit of our people. We have made significant progress in recent years but in 2011 we are on the cusp of an extended period of economic growth that will see a great fall in the level of poverty and a welcome rise in the quality of life of our citizens. We have truly embraced the idea of Goodbye Conflict, Welcome Development and regained a sense of confidence and self trust which will serve us well in the years to come.” ENDS

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COMITEE C REPORT ON GOVERMENT STATE BUDGET

LA'O HAMUTUK - 17/01/2011

La'o Hamutuk has obtained the complete report from Committee C on the 2011 state budget, translated it into English, and posted it on the web.
English: http://www.laohamutuk.org/econ/OGE11/CommCReportEn.pdf
Portuguese: http://www.laohamutuk.org/econ/OGE11/CommCReportPt.pdf

The committee's staff is working on a Tetum translation which should be available soon; the following quick, unofficial English translation is by La'o Hamutuk.

Contents
I.INTRODUCTION
II.2010 BUDGET EXECUTION
III.PROPOSED 2011 GENERAL STATE BUDGET

GENERAL FRAMEWORK
ECONOMIC SCENARIO OF TIMOR-LESTE
ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE
A - Consolidated Fund-FCTL (CFTL)
B-Special Funds:
ANALYSIS OF REVENUE

IV.LEGAL ASSESSMENT
VI.RECOMMENDATIONS OF STANDING SPECIAL COMMITTEES: A, B, D, E, F, G, H
VII.GMPTL - Timor-Leste Parliamentary Women's Group
VIII.Recommendations of the Committee on Economy, Finance and Anti-Corruption
IX.OPINION
X.ADOPTION OF THE REPORT

The following is Part VIII of the report, recommendations from Committee C.

1.Autonomous Funds and Services:

To provide a certain set of services to the public, the state has created a set of autonomous entities, which depending on each one, have varying degrees of autonomy, we considered those public companies that have greater autonomy in relation the structure of public administration. However, for these entities to work, it is essential that, at first, these entities have a clear legal framework enabling them to define their goals and financial means and so they can pursue their aims. In addition, policies must be set to operate based on merit and efficiency of its services, and when possible, a management designed to generate its own self-sufficiency, and in some cases profit. Thus, the Commission recommends the following:

•Review the legal framework for autonomous agencies of the state adapting it to the Timorese reality;

•Introduce management by objectives which are based on merit and efficiency;

•Create conditions for the management of these entities is monitored periodically and according to criteria of transparency.

2.Public - Private Partnerships:

Public Private Partnerships in the State transfers to a private partner an obligation to construct a public work or provide a public service, leaving the private partner with the right to charge or be paid for providing these services should be provided by users or taxpayers.

The agreements of public-private partnerships are guided by the limitations of public funds to cover the necessary investments, but also efforts to increase quality and efficiency of public services.

Experience, however, has shown that the government often pays more than it would lend itself directly to the services or build the infrastructure, because the value chain of a PPP is usually an endless number of entities, from the bank to the implementer service, which naturally intend to generate profit in jail. It was also noted that normally the service quality was the same as practiced by the state and they cost much more than if they did so directly, even though the state had to finance the bank. In this sense, and given the complexity of the options that often underlie PPP contracts, it is recommended that the Government should:

Develop a legal framework, adopted in the National Parliament, to enshrine the PPP, as exists in countries that have adopted this development system;

Before the establishment of a PPP assess the ability to provide these services or infrastructure by the State;

3.Private management of State services:

There is evidence that in some types of services the state has a tendency to not be efficient, given its size and complex web of bureaucracy. Thus, it is recommended that the Government considers the provision of certain services by their small size and lack of strategic interest of the state, consider delivering them through a concession contract for private management.

4.Reduction of poverty through the provision of agriculture:
In terms of investment, the allocation to agriculture should be approximately $ 38 million to reduce poverty by 5-7% in rural areas. Special attention should be given to the creation of additional opportunities in order to create proper work. Improve support for self-employment of women and granting rights to land and other assets that are important to the country’s economic development.

5.Envelopes for poverty reduction:

The draft law of the State Budget of 2011 assigns one set of funds for poverty reduction to be used by the President. The powers of the President are clearly enshrined in the Constitution and do not foresee any jurisdiction in the matter because only the Government has this mandate, the Ministry of Social Solidarity. It is undesirable to maintain this situation. Thus, it is recommended to eliminate the amount allocated to poverty reduction included in the Office of the Prime Minister, but intended for use by the President.

6.Reliable and quality socio-economic information:
Given the fact that Timor-Leste has problems relating to inadequate, unreliable and poor quality socio-economic information, and in line with recommendations made recently by the IMF in its Article IV to improve the national accounts, which are a basis for better macroeconomic projections, it will be crucial for the government to conduct several support investigations to complement the information and data, as follows:

1.Household savings and investment survey to obtain data on domestic transactions and monitor create and manage their savings and their investment.

2.Input-Output survey to obtain basic information about the structure of input (costs), availability of goods and distribution of products for certain economic activities, employment structure, indicators of production, prices and other supporting information.

3.Trade and services sector survey needed to improve the coverage, methodology, quality of production and price indicators, and revision of GDP (annual and quarterly).

4.Review the market basket, so that the calculation of inflation is more reliable and credible;

5.Conduct a survey of living standards in 2011 to investigate the impact of fiscal policy on poverty and inequality;

6.Collection of statistical data on domestic production;

It is very important that the state provide the National Directorate of Statistics with the means to achieve the above studies. It is not desirable for the state to base its policies on data supplied by third party sources. The knowledge of the country should be, first, from the state itself and not from consultants or international institutions. For this reason, we recommend the appropriation of funds and human resources aimed at strengthening the Directorate of Statistics with the capacity to meet the State’s needs for economic and social information.

7.Revision of the Civil Service Commission:

The high ratio of temporary positions, perhaps, lies in the lack of a functional Civil Service Commission responsible for providing a policy framework for the recruitment, composition of staff, capacity building of human resources working in the ministries. The nature of temporary positions may vary from the regular hiring unskilled labor to the relatively long contracts to one year for mean qualifying positions.

Therefore, it is recommended to review the status of the Civil Service Commission so as to suit the system of public administration of Timor-Leste.

8.Simplification of licensing procedures and granting of permits for small businesses:
It is important to develop measures to improve access to capital to facilitate the generation of employment through self-employment schemes in small businesses. The investment climate must be improved through, for example, simplification of procedures for issuing business licenses and business registration, provision of credit, in particular small entrepreneurs and farmers and for basic infrastructure.

9.Substantial difference between the Resolution of the National Parliament and the Proposed 2011 State Budget Law:

The private budget of the National Parliament provided for in the Draft Law is different from the Resolution of the National Parliament, highlighting a difference of $20 million. In this sense, the discussion should be reopened in the specialty, and reviewed during the debate.

10.Hera Power Station:

The cost of the Hera Power Plant is rising very rapidly and is expected to climb to around $600 million. The draft 2011 State Budget law only allocates $166.7 million, which is not sufficient for completion of the Station. The Committee considers it essential to know how construction of the Station will be financed, because the National Parliament will always be the one to authorize the expenditure. Thus, it is recommended that the Government report to Parliament on how it will pay for the construction of the Hera power station.

11.Calculating the price of oil:

To have a proper perspective of the evolution of wealth in Timor-Leste, it is crucial to have stability in the way it calculates the price of oil and not change from year to year. This way, unwise, to evaluate the price of oil can give some proper perspective on the financial status of Timor-Leste and on the amounts to be withdrawn from the Petroleum Fund. Therefore, it is recommended that the Government prepare a comparative study of how countries that have SWFs that originate in natural resources calculate the price of oil, and to definitively adopt a method to perform this calculation with more prudence.

12.Establishment of Special Funds

This appears to follow the Law of Financial Management, Article 32, that the establishment of funds should be by law. However, despite the Financial Management Law stating that the funds should be “authorized by law,” only the Constitution has jurisdiction to define what are the matters which may be adopted by the Government through a legislative authorization issued by the National Parliament. Through this analysis there seems to be no place for the establishment of funds by decree law, and only by law, following the rules of ordinary legislative procedure provided for in the Constitution and the Parliament. It is recommended that the government should review the form of constitution of Special Funds and to submit it to the Parliament.

13.Special Funds:

Parliament should not approve the special funds of the Government without first receiving all the information that will enable it to take a reasoned decision. The approval should be dependent on the legally established commitment that funds in the documents submitted to the Parliament of the State Budget will actually perform as expected unless the Parliament approves the reallocation of funds.

14.Financial resources of the Infrastructure Fund:

Given the weak implementation capacity that the government has shown in relation to infrastructure, this raises questions about the realism of the budget of this fund. Is it worth giving the fund an amount so high that the Administration has demonstrated a total inability to hire, supervise and execute budgets for construction projects?

15.Transfer of Balances:

On November 15, 2010, withdrawals from the Petroleum Fund totaled $450 million. After the presentation of the proposed state budget for 2011 it was required to transfer the remainder of which was $361 million totaling $811 million.

It is understood that this initiative translates into a bad practice, taking into account the spirit in which it was established the Petroleum Fund Law, Article 9. If the government lacks the capacity to execute that amount, it should not have transferred.

Parliament authorized the transfer of that amount in the prospect that the Government would execute it. The absence of this capability means that the remainder should have stayed in the Petroleum Fund, and would require new authorization.

16.Drug Administration and Health Equipment Service - SAMES:

With a view to structuring of health policy in Timor-Leste, in 2003 the Government established the SAMES, a public company for import, storage and distribution of medicines and medical equipment. However, it was found that this company has its appropriation in the Ministry of Health

Thus, it is recommended that the Government provide SAMES with its own budget.

17. National Petroleum Agency (sic):

During its activity the National Petroleum Agency has a number of receipts from companies that exploited the natural resources in Timor-Leste and the Joint Development Area. Strangely, the revenue from this activity is not reflected in the 2011State Budget. Under budget rules all revenues and expenses have to be enshrined in the OGE. Notably, the report mentions ANP revenues of about $5.7 million. Thus, it is recommended that the Government includes a breakdown of revenues and expenses of the ANP in Annexes I and III.

18.Recreational games:

The Inspector-General of the Games is responsible for supervising and monitoring the activity of legal gambling in Timor-Leste. However, according to Government Decree No 2/2009 of March 25, the management of non-tax revenues of the game are administered by the Agency for the Management of Participation in Games. The agency has technical and administrative autonomy, under the Ministry of Tourism, Commerce and Industry and is funded by the State Budget and Social Contribution (charge). Now, it happens though, that being a public entity, all expenses and income must necessarily be contained in the State Budget, which does not happen.

Also, according to the Constitution, all taxes and contributions must be created by law, which is not the case here.

So, we ask the Government to discriminate and include in the 2011 state budget all revenues collected by gaming activities.

19.Investment in the Education sector:

The allocation of state budget for the education sector has been declining since 2008. Given that investment in education is important for the consolidation of Timorese identity, critical to poverty reduction and the attainment of the Millennium Goals, it is recommended to review the allocation for this sector, in addition to the appropriation of Special Fund for Human Capital Development.

20.Investment in the Health sector:

There has been a substantial reduction in the allocation of state budget for the Health sector. As we all recognize, this sector is central to poverty reduction and for ensuring the quality of life. To improve the medical, hospital, paramedical staff, and access to health care in rural areas, it is essential to strengthen the Government’s investment in this area. In this sense, it is recommended that the Government review the funding for this sector.

Charles Scheiner

La'o Hamutuk (The Timor-Leste Institute for Development Monitoring and Analysis)

P.O. Box 340, Dili, Timor-Leste (East Timor)

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