CRUESP Notice No. 07/2020
Sao Paulo, August 27 of 2020.
Cruesp informs that it was invited to a meeting, on August 26, 2020, with the Government of the State of São Paulo, in which Bill 529/20 was discussed. The deans of USP, Unicamp and Unesp participated in this meeting, the Hon. Vice-Governor of the State of São Paulo, the Secretary of Projects, Budget and Management, and the Secretary of Economic Development, also a member of Cruesp.
On that occasion, the vice-governor, on behalf of the State Government, expressed the possibility of sending Alesp an amendment to PL 529/20, with the exclusion of universities from article 14 and the inclusion of a specific article in the Transitional Provisions, proposing the use of the value of the financial surplus recorded in the 2019 balance sheet, to be reduced in the twelfths of the 2021 financial year.
The rectors considered that progress had been made with the proposal to exclude universities from article 14. However, they expressed their opposition to the inclusion of the new article in the Transitional Provisions, highlighting that:
1. The use of university surpluses for any other purposes should not be applied. This is one of the fundamental pillars of financial and budgetary management autonomy.
2. The purpose established in article 14 of collecting the financial surplus to finance expenses with retirees and pensioners would be innocuous, given that universities already carry out such budgetary and financial procedures. University retirees are paid by the ICMS share and not by SPPREV.
3. Revenue from agreements, by law, cannot be part of PL 529/20.
4. Universities, as their revenue is linked to ICMS, have already suffered a huge financial impact during periods of economic crisis in recent years, and especially during the pandemic.
Cruesp will continue with negotiations and monitor the Executive and Legislative developments in relation to the bill.
Council of Rectors of São Paulo State Universities
