https://www.mof.gov.tl/minister-of-finance-received-a-surprise-visit-from-commission-c-of-the-national-parliament/?lang=tl
Dili
– On the morning 26 February 2015, members of the Commission C of the
Timor-Leste National Parliament made a surprise visit to the Ministry of
Finance. The delegation, which was headed by Pedro Mártires da Costa, president
of the Commission C, was received by Minister of Finance, Ms. Santina Cardoso.
The
visit started with the Minister of Finance and the Director of Treasury, Mr.
Agostinho Castro accompanying the delegation to inspect the works of front,
middle and back office of the Payroll Department under the Directorate General
of Treasury. The unscheduled visit was motivated by the lawmakers’ concern of
the “recent complaints” raised
regarding “the late payment of salaries
of some public servants”.
In
response to such concern, the Minister informed the delegation that “the government has put rules and
regulations, systems and procedures in place to ensure that the payment process is done in a timely, efficient and
effective manner”.
According
to the Law, line ministries are required to submit to the Ministry of Finance
the request and required documentations for processing payment of public
servants salaries no later than the 15th day each month. Late
submission will not be processed and deferred to the following month.
In
addition, the Minister mentioned that a “check
list” was created and distributed to finance officials in the line
ministries. The “check list” is a
comprehensive list of the crucial tasks in the payment process. It ensures that
no important step is forgotten. It helps improve efficiency by minimizing
mistakes and the time delay to rectify these mistakes.
The
Minister also shared with the delegation that regular training is provided to
the finance officials of the line ministries. The purpose of the training, she
said, is to help these officials to familiarize and improve themselves on the
use of FreeBalance system and its added features.
The
Minister further informed the lawmakers that the Ministry of Finance is going
to organize a national test to all public servants, agents and managers who
deal with public finance including procurement, public contract, assets and
logistics management. The test aims to evaluate the capacity of those finance
officials in the areas of arithmetic, analytical skills, mathematic
competencies, procurement laws and regulations, budgeting, financial and assets
management.
The visit, which lasted for about an
hour, ended with members of the delegation concluding that “the problem lies not with the Ministry of
Finance, but the line ministries” – END.
Ministériu Finansas simu vizita surpreza husi Komisaun C
Dili – Iha loron 26 Fevereiru 2015
dadér, membru sira Komisaun C husi Parlamentu Nasional Timor-Leste nian halao
vizita surpreza ida mai iha Ministériu Finansas. Delegasaun ne’e, ne’ebé lidera
husi Sr. Pedro Mártires da Costa, prezidente Komisaun C, simu direitamentu husi
Ministra Finansas Sra. Santina Cardoso.
Vizita ida ne’e hahú ho Ministra no
Direitór Jerál Tezouru Sr. Agostinho Castro akompaña delegasun hodi halo
inspeisaun ba servisu funsiunariu sira iha "front, middle no back office” iha Departamentu Pagamentu iha
Direisaun Jeral Tezouru nia okos. Vizita surpreza ida ne’e mosu tamba deputadu
sira preokupa ho “lamentasaun balun” ne’ebé
diriji ba sira konaba “atrazu iha
pagamentu saláriu funsiunáriu públiku sira balun”.
Hatán ba preokupasaun ida ne’e, Ministra
informa ba delegasaun sira katak “governu
estabelese tiha ona regulamentu, sistema no prosedimentu lubuk ida hodi asegura
prosesamentu ba pagamentu halao ho maneira ida lalais, efikás no efisiente”.
Liña ministériu sira, tuir lei, tenki
submete ba Ministériu Finansa pedidu no dokumentus rekezitus sira ba pagamentu
salarial funsiunáriu públiku nian la liu husi loron 15 kada fulan. Submisaun
ne’ebé tarde sei la prosesa no sei adia ba fulan tuir mai.
Ministra mos informa ba deputadu sira
katak Ministériu kria no distribui tiha ona “check list” ida ba ofisial finansa sira iha liña ministériu sira. “Check list” ida ne’e hanesan lista
kompriensiviu ida konaba servisu importante ne’ebé ofisial finansa sira
tenkiser kompleta uluk iha liña ministériu sira molok lori mai iha Ministériu
Finansa. Ho nune’é bele asegura no hadiak efisiênsia servisu liu husi hamenus
salan sira no tempu ne’ebé lakon hodi hadiak salan sira ne’e.
Aleim de ne’e, Ministra
mos fahe informasaun ba delegasaun sira katak Ministériu Finansa mos
regularmente fo treinamentu ba ofisial finansa sira liña ministériu nian. Tuir
nia, objetivu husi treinamentu hirak ne’e maka atu ajuda ofisial sira ne’e
familiariza no hadiak sira nia-a’an konaba uzu sistema FreeBalance no buat
importante sira seluk.
Ministra informa ba deputadu sira katak
iha tempu badak Ministériu Finansa sei organiza teste nasional ida ba funsiunáriu
públiku, ajente no jerente sira hotu ne’ebé iha kompenténsia relasiona ho
finansa públika inklui aprovizionamentu, kontratu públiku, jestaun patrimôniu
no jestaun lojístiku. Objetivu husi teste ida ne’e maka atu avalia méritu
ofisial finansa sira ne’e nian iha area aritmêtika, kompeténsia analítika,
kompeténsia matemátika, lei no regulamentu sira aprovizionamentu, orsamentu, jestaun
finansa no jestaun patrimôniu.
Vizita ida ne’e remata ho membru deputadu sira konklui katak “afinal problema laos iha Ministériu Finansa,
maibe iha liña ministériu sira” – REMATA.
