President of the Legislative Assembly of Espírito Santo presented the PL that proposes aid for cooking gas aimed at more humble families
The President of the Legislative Assembly, Deputy Erick Musso (PRB), presented the PL that proposes the creation of aid for cooking gas. The benefit will be aimed at low-income families and aims to help with the purchase of gas cylinders. Aimed at families in a state of vulnerability, the proposal also aims to reduce the financial impact of the consecutive increase in the value of cooking gas on families' pockets.
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Words from the President of the ES Legislative Assembly
According to the President of Ales, it is understood that the Gas Social Aid, which is aimed at families in poverty, should ensure access to cooking gas for domestic use and will bring a stimulus to those who are most suffering from unemployment. and lack of income, to use the difference in the price of cooking gas to buy food for their families.
According to the President of the Legislative Assembly of ES, families with a monthly income equal to or less than half the minimum wage, who live only from housework, as well as elderly people aged 65 or over and people with disabilities (PCD).
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The State Government will be responsible for coordinating the aid program, monitoring and controlling the activities necessary for its execution and evaluation. The expenses created by the Law will come from the resources available in the Fund to Combat Poverty (FECOP), said the President of the Legislative Assembly.
Increase in cooking gas
Last month, the Petrobras announced a 5,9% increase in distributors, that is, the kg went to R$ 3,40. As is already evident, cooking gas has had higher prices in recent months, so much so that it is currently common to find cylinders with values that exceed R$ 100, as is the case in the North region, where the price of cooking gas reaches R$ $ 113. In the month of May, the product also suffered an increase of 1,24% in distributors across the country according to IBGE data, while piped gas had an increase of 4,58%.
Vale-gás: Aid for cooking gas in other states
Due to the increase in gas mentioned above, the governments of Maranhão and Ceará are providing the population with aid for the purchase of cooking gas, known as gas vouchers.
For those residing in Ceará, the state government created the social gas voucherl, which was granted in two rounds and was administered by Cras de Fortaleza. In Maranhão, the government began to release aid for cooking gas through coordination by the Secretariat for Social Development (Sedes), generating benefits for about 119 thousand families throughout the state.