The Assembly of the Republic approved on Wednesday, November 9, in a final vote, the General State Account (CGE) of 2021, with the votes in favor of the Liberation Front of Mozambique (Frelimo), party with parliamentary majority, and against of the opposition.
The CGE was approved after a favorable opinion on a resolution presented by the Parliament’s Plan and Budget Commission.
The document was debated last week, and the majority of Frelimo defended the viability of the instrument, considering there was an effort of the Government in the increase of funds for sectors with impact on poverty reduction.
In turn, the main opposition party Resistência Nacional Moçambique (Renamo) defended at the time the lead of the CGE, arguing that the Executive persists in disrespecting recommendations of the Administrative Court in the execution of the State Budget.
“The Administrative Court points out serious errors and repeated violations of the law, which embodies arrogance, arrogance and disrespect for state institutions and Mozambicans,” said the Renamo parliamentary group in the opinions addressed to parliamentary committees.
For its part, the Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM), the third party, also called for the disapproval of the CGE, accusing the government of “sponsoring corruption” by ignoring an alleged mismanagement of state resources in institutions under its tutelage.
Commenting on the positions of the parliamentary groups, the Prime Minister, Adriano Maleiane, reiterated the government’s commitment to rigorous management of public accounts, through measures and policies aimed at “planning, budgeting, and effective execution of state resources.
The CGE has never been disapproved by the Parliament, because Frelimo enables the document, by virtue of the majority it has always held in the Assembly of the Republic.
In contrast, the opposition has always voted against the document, accusing the Frelimo government of mismanagement of state resources and of allowing corrupt practices with public resources.
