The future of social security for Porto Alegre City Hall employees can be determined this Monday at the City Council of Elders. The bill, presented by the executive branch, can already be voted on at today’s meeting, which starts at 2:00 pm, but it requires political efforts from Mayor Sebastio Melo (MDB) and allies.
According to the amendments to the Organic Law of the municipality, 24 votes are required for the proposal (two thirds of the 36 councilors). The House Government Leader, Councilor Idenir Chekhim (MDB), admits that there are doubts about winning all the necessary votes this Monday. He says that if this number is not reached, the next proposal will be sent soon to change only the collection rate (from a maximum of 14% to 22%). “In this case, which I think is the worst option for civil servants, 19 votes are needed. The government base has 23 to 25 advisers, depending on the topic, ”explains Chekchim.
Also, according to the councilor, Melo spent the day at the House, answering questions from the councilors on this matter. Chekchim believes that on this day of clarification on the proposal, it will become clearer to councilors that a reform extending the time for payment of contributions is better than raising the tax rate. “And there have been some adjustments, especially with regards to moving servers that are closer to retirement,” defends Chekhim. The councilor adds that the municipality’s retirement spending will require a withdrawal of R $ 1.3 billion from the treasury in 2021.
Ju Ezequiel, President of the Union of Municipalities of Porto Alegre (Simpa), argues that the social security surplus of the municipality and the amount of transfers from the state treasury related to debt of more than 2 billion reais not paid in 2003, when it was already paid, occurred changes in the social security model of the municipality.
“And this idea of submitting a second sentence is even worse, but easier to be approved if the change in the Organic Law is not changed, blackmail and this absurdly punishes the server,” Ezequiel criticizes.
The servers unveiled by Simpa are specified on Friday by a Monday afternoon service stop to focus on the city council. Among Simpa’s main criticisms of the project are an increase of 7 years of work for women compared to 5 years for men and a 50% reduction in the amount paid to dependents of a civil servant after his death.
Rodrigo Costa, CEO of the Department of Social Welfare of Porto Alegre (Previmpa), says that the current model now requires R $ 3.5 million a day from the public treasury and that the proposal is aimed at ensuring the sustainability of the system. According to him, the new rules will be more favorable for civil servants than those already approved at the federal and state levels. “For example, the transition rules have already been relaxed. The proposal now needs to be approved in two rounds with at least 24 votes in both sessions, ”explains Costa.
Government proposal
Generally, new employees can only retire at the age of 65 for men and 62 for women. Today there are 60 men and 55 women. For teachers, five years less.
An active employee can choose to pay a “fee” (payment of the remaining retirement period) or a points system (which takes into account contribution years and age), which allows him to retire at age 60 to achieve cost integrity. …
New employees will be able to choose one of two transition rules before the reform is approved.
Scoring rule
Minimum age: 56 for women and 61 for men; 51 teachers and 56 teachers. From 01.01.2022 it will go to 57 women and 62 men; 52 teachers and 57 teachers.
Minimum terms: 30 years of contribution for women and 35 for men; 20 years in public service and 5 years in office; 25 years of contributions from a teacher and 30 teachers.
Points
amount of time and age of contribution: 86 for women and 96 for men. Increases by one point per year within the following limits:
Until 31.12.2003: 95 women and 100 men; 87 teachers and 95 teachers.
New participants before the reform was approved: 100 women and 105 men; 92 teachers and 100 teachers.
Earnings: full and parity for beginners until 31.12.2003 and with 15 years of experience; completeness of the average of the 90% best contributions for new members before retirement and with 15 years of service.
Charging rule: minimum age: 57 women and 60 men; 52 teachers and 55 teachers.
Minimum terms: 30 years of experience for women and 35 years for men; 20 years in public service and 5 years in office; 25 years of contributions from a teacher and 30 teachers.
Peggio
Additional period, distributed depending on the period of the forfeited contribution on the date of the reform: 50% up to five years; 70% from 5 to 8 years old and 100% over 8 years old.
The fare will be capped until the server is 62 women and 65 men, after which it will be exempted from it.
Earnings: full and parity for beginners until 31.12.2003 and with 15 years of experience; completeness of the average of the 90% best contributions for new members before retirement and with 15 years of work experience; The age of employees who joined before 12/16/1998 will be reduced (up to 2 years) in proportion to the time of making contributions in excess of the required minimum.
Source: City Hall of Porto Alegre