Government maintains R$52 gas vouchers to families

Even with the average price of a gas cylinder lower than previously disclosed, the federal government decided to keep the gas voucher at R$ 52. This will be the amount that the beneficiary families of the Gas Help Program will receive this December, according to information from the Ministry of Citizenship.

By law, the benefit to be paid to those entitled to take part in the new program is at least 50% of the average price of a 13-kilogram gas cylinder, according to a price survey by the ANP (National Petroleum Agency, Gas Natural and Biofuels) based on the last six months.

The ANP data were released this Tuesday (7). According to the agency, the average value of the 13-kilogram cylinder sold in the country in the last six months was R$ 95.63 in the period, which would give the right to a R$ 48 gas voucher, but Citizenship decided that it would keep the previous valley. The ANP survey will be released until the 10th business day of the month.

In all, the Ministry of Citizenship will invest R$ 300 million in the program, which will benefit 5.58 million families. The payment schedule will still be disclosed by Cidadania. One benefit per family will be granted every two months.

The payment of amounts will be made by Caixa Econômica Federal, which will use the Caixa Tem structure to release the money. Thus, families will receive money in Caixa’s social savings account, operated through an application. The withdrawal is made at the ATMs, after generating a code.

Families enrolled in the CadÚnico with monthly per capita family income (per family member) less than or equal to half the minimum wage (R$550 this year) are entitled to the benefit. Families with BPC members will also benefit. The amount received from Auxílio Brasil will not count in the analysis of the family income criterion.

Women heads of households have priority to receive the benefit, as well as women victims of violence. For this, an agreement was made with the CNJ (National Council of Justice).

REGISTRATION FOR PAYMENT

There will be no registration opening to receive the benefit. The government will use the information from CadÚnico. Whoever is in line and is authorized to receive Brazil Aid, for example, may benefit from the gas voucher.

By law, the program will be financed with resources from the federal government’s royalties in the production of oil and natural gas under the production-sharing regime, part of the sale of the Union’s oil surplus and signature bonus in bidding for areas for the exploration of oil and natural gas.

In addition, other resources provided for in the Budget may be used, in addition to Petrobras dividends paid to the National Treasury. The program also has as its source of income the part of Cide (Contribution for Intervention in the Economic Domain), which focuses on fuel, which belongs to the Union.