Mayor Juliana Pavan submitted the bill to the City Council this Monday (26), during the launch of the municipality's Fiscal Education Program. The proposal is that each of the four municipal funds contemplated will receive 25% of the revenue collected.
Balneário Camboriú is a coastal city in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina.
The initiatives, which already have draft versions prepared, will fall under the responsibility of the Municipal Finance Department. Implementation depends on the approval of the councilors, who will analyze the details of both projects.
With the creation of the public lottery, the city government plans to grant the service to the private sector. The project allows for the operation of any lottery modality permitted under federal legislation and even includes the commercialization of advertising.
Details on how the service will work in practice, including types of bets, ticket prices, prizes, and even the name of the game, will still require specific regulation. The implementation of the lottery will be under the responsibility of the Finance Department.
The municipality of Balneário Camboriú views this measure as an opportunity to diversify revenue sources, in light of a recent decision by the Federal Supreme Court (STF), which recognized that states and municipalities also have the authority to establish and operate public lotteries.
In parallel, the ‘Nota Premiada BC Program’ (Premium Tax Receipt) aims to encourage consumers to request receipts (invoices) for local purchases by offering cash prizes. The detailed operation of the program will be regulated within 90 days of its approval.
Similar programs already exist in other municipalities in Santa Catarina, such as Florianópolis and Chapecó.
The lottery project includes a revision in the draft regarding the allocation of collected funds, which will be as follows:
I – To the Municipal Fund for Urban Public Transportation and Urban Mobility (FUMTUM), which must receive at least 25% of the remaining revenue collected;
II – To the Municipal Fund for the Protection of People with Disabilities (FMPD), which must receive at least 25% of the remaining revenue collected;
III – To the Municipal Development Fund for the Southern Region (FUMDERES), which must receive at least 25% of the remaining revenue collected;
IV – To projects developed by the Municipal Anti-Drug Council, which must receive at least 25% of the remaining revenue collected.
"The creation of the municipal lottery service represents not only an opportunity to diversify revenue sources, but also a measure aligned with current legal and constitutional standards," concludes Juliana Pavan in the draft.
Source: GMB
