Meeting of the Council of Ministers of September 21, 2018

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Presidency of the Council of Ministers

VIII Constitutional Government

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Press release

Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Ministers of September 21, 2018

The Council of Ministers met at the Government Palace in Dili and approved the continuation of the twelfth regime in September to ensure the payment of salaries and other expenses, bearing in mind that the General State Budget ) for 2018 is still under review by the President of the Republic awaiting enactment. This measure still falls within the scope of the transfer of the amounts transferred from the Petroleum Fund last August, so it will not be necessary to request authorization from the National Parliament.

The Council of Ministers reviewed the presentation by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation concerning the exchange agreement between the Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and the Government of Japan for the extension of economic cooperation under the subsidy of the Cooperation Agency (JICA) of the Japan Development Scholarships (JDS) project. The JDS is a program of Japanese cooperation initiated in 1999, which has already been implemented in 15 countries with the aim of supporting the development of human resources. The members of the Government discussed the implementation policy, the programming and the priority areas for study of the program according to national priorities.

The current Minister of Finance, Sara Lobo Brites, presented to the Council of Ministers the possible scenarios for the budget ceiling for fiscal year 2019. The Government decided that the OGE for 2019 will have a budget ceiling of 1.35 billion dollars Americans. The members of the Government also discussed the timetable for preparation and the national priorities for the 2016 Budget. The document will be submitted until next November 8.

The Council of Ministers approved the authorization to the Minister of Defense, Filomeno da Paixão de Jesus, to sign the agreement between the Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and the Government of Japan for education and training activities in the areas of humanitarian and technical assistance assistance operations.

The report of Timor-Leste's exploratory support mission to the elections of November 18, 2018, in the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, presented by Tomás do Rosário Cabral, Special Representative of the Government of the Democratic Republic, was also presented to the Council of Ministers. of Timor-Leste to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau to support the organization of the elections. The Timorese delegation, led by the Special Representative, visited Guinea-Bissau from 3 to 15 September to meet with local authorities to verify the existing conditions and identify the needs for the organization of voter registration and the holding of free and democratic elections.

Finally, the Council of Ministers approved the proposal for a Government Decree, presented by the Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, Dulce de Jesus Soares, on the remuneration supplement for officials and agents of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport. implementation of national tests and national examinations. The approved Government Decree establishes the value of a dollar and fifty cents for an extra hour from Monday to Friday and from two dollars and fifty per hour on weekends. END

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