By 2027, Union spending on health should increase R$ 50 billion

According to the National Treasury Secretariat, the aging of the Brazilian population will make the Union's expenses with health increase considerably until 2027. The agency published a Federal Fiscal Risks Report which estimates that, between 2020 and 2027, the government will need to dedicate an additional amount of R$ 50.7 billion to this end.

As for this year, Congress has determined that the health budget will be R$ 135 billion. This decision was taken last year through the approval of a budget proposal. It is worth mentioning that, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the number of Brazilians over 65 years of age will increase considerably by 2060. Continue reading this article to understand why!

Understand why Union spending should increase by 2027

The Continuous National Household Sample Survey, by IBGE, released in May 2019, reveals that the share of people aged over 65 in 2018 was 10.5%. The same study estimates that, in 2034, this percentage will increase to 15%. As for 2060, the projection is even higher: 25.5%.

In view of these data, in fact, there will be a need for the government to make a greater investment in health. After all, the older public ends up demanding more attention in this area.

It is also important to disclose what were the factors that the government took into account to estimate the readjustment of the health budget in the coming years. One of them was the need for greater spending on pharmaceutical assistance, with emphasis on the Popular Pharmacy program. Beyond that point, the government also had to consider the need to invest money in hospital and outpatient care.

It is worth mentioning that this change in the health budget will not be easy. This is because the current regime of spending ceiling means that the Union's expenses cannot increase more than the inflation variation accumulated in 12 months until June of the previous year.

Final considerations

Having said that, we News Report we hope to have clarified why government spending on health will need to increase considerably by 2027. Comment what you think about this question. Also, tell us if you think the current budget is sufficient to adequately serve the country's population. We want to know what your opinion is on this topic.

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Source: G1