Luanda – The deputy director general of the National Public Procurement Service (SNCP), Aldemiro Matoso said that Presidential Decree 213/23 on Public Procurement is an important instrument for national production, as it compels the purchase and contracting of goods and services available on a large scale in the country.
According to the official, in an interview with ANGOP, Angola spends around 20 billion in foreign currency each month on imports, but in many cases the country has a large quantity of the goods requested.
According to the director-general, among the products widely produced in Angola are aggregates such as ornamental rocks (marble and granite), iron, cement, wood and some agricultural products, particularly tubers, pulses, cereals and vegetables.
For this reason, he believes that one of the main objectives of Presidential Decree 213/23 is to promote and stimulate a significant increase in national production in order to reduce imports and diversify exports, as well as ensuring the sustainability of the country's economy.
"For example, when a contracted company undertakes a contract and needs to incorporate a good or service, it must apply for the relevant foreign exchange authorisation. This operator must first prove that the goods they wish to import do not exist in the country or that there are not enough of them," he said.
MINFIN therefore calls on contracting entities (ministries, provincial governments and other public bodies in this capacity) to comply with the law and prioritise national production in their purchases, as this will always have an impact on the country's economy
According to Aldemiro Matoso, we need to change the traditional "mudus operandi" and "start thinking about the nation, because that's the only way we'll all win, whether it's the manager of the contracting entity, the contractor, the producer of goods and services or the sellers or resellers, always culminating in an increase in jobs.
That's why MINFIN has been calling for the publication of the Annual Public Procurement Plan (PACP), as the deadline is the 29th of this month.
MINFIN will inform the competent bodies of any organisations that fail to comply with this directive, particularly the PGR, which oversees the General State Administration, in compliance with the legislation.
In order to avoid constraints, the Ministry of Finance calls for compliance with the legislation so that public procurement has a positive impact on the lives of all citizens. OPF/AC/DAN/DOJ
