Angolan Finance Minister Vera Davies de Souza says civil servants can rest assured with salary payments. Minister Vera Davies de Souza reassured the Angolan civil servants, confirming that the 207 billion kwanzas (279.8 million euros) had already been paid and that the remaining 5.5 million euros had not yet been settled.
“There are still 4.1 billion kwanzas to be paid, which should be completed today. And we want to reassure Angolan women and men that the state can still meet its initial obligations – wages, debt servicing, costs of running key institutions,” said the minister, who was speaking on Thursday. (29.06) On the sidelines of presenting the results of a study on financial inclusion in Angola.
According to Vera Daves de Sousa, the latest in salary arrears has to do with “some lag between the time the revenue comes in and the date of our obligations.” “Sometimes this causes some delays,” said Vera Davies de Souza. “What we do to avoid these delays, which we know have an impact on families’ lives, is adjust priorities with budget units.”
The holder of the Angolan financing portfolio reiterated that in a scenario in which tax revenues decline, it is necessary to change the priorities of governance, always ensuring the commitments made. “A quiet June, we will be able to close all salaries until today, and from tomorrow we will start preparing ourselves so that in July and the following months we can fulfill this very important obligation for civil servants, in a timely manner and without causing stress to families.”
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