“There is currently no consolidated public information on the actual collection, allocation and budgetary execution of these resources, which compromises fiscal transparency and makes institutional control by the Legislative Branch difficult,” the parliamentarian states.
In the request, Vianna says he wants to verify whether the money collected by the government through the collection of the Betting Inspection Fee is serving the purpose determined by law, which is to be transferred to the “unit of the Ministry of Finance responsible for monitoring the commercial exploitation of the fixed-odds betting lottery.”
The fee is charged monthly according to the range of amounts that each betting house spends on operating and maintenance, starting at R$54,419.56 (US$9,812) for companies with expenses of up to R$30,837,749.76 (US$5.56m).
In the highest bracket, the rate is R$1,944,000 (US$350,000) for ‘Bets’ with operating and maintenance costs above R$660,960,000 per month (US$119m).
Vianna also wants to know if all other allocations of the proceeds from bets are being met, such as 13.6% for public safety, 12.6% for the National Public Safety Fund (FNSP), 10% for education, 10% for social security and other allocations.
“Access to such information is essential for strengthening good governance, accountability and efficient use of public resources in a sensitive and rapidly growing sector such as betting,” says the deputy.
Source: Veja
