Avaliação dos impactos do Programa Sua Nota Vale Dinheiro na melhoria das atividades das instituições beneficiadas com o programa

Abstract

This text consists in presentation of final paper for Master´s Degree in “Public Policies Evaluation” at Universidade Federal do Ceará – UFC. The research is focused on the subject of improvement in activities referred to philanthropic institutions registered in the program called “Sua Nota Vale Dinheiro” (PSNVD), implemented by the State Department of Finance – SEFAZ/Ceará/Brasil. The main objective of the program is concerned with the issuance of tax documents to support financial resources for the state, by collecting taxes over operations relating to the Circulation of Goods and Services for Interstate and Intercity Transportation and communication (ICMS), to cover the services needed for the well-being of all citizens such as education, health care, transport and housing. The study shall examine if the program (PCNVD) has provided improvements for benefited institutions and for people from the institutions. In general, the following questions are presented in basic issues: a) Has the program brought significant improvements to registered institutions? b) Has the program contributed for the awareness of the population about social function of tax or is it only a policy that has a bias of a revenue collection tax? It was adopted a methodology involving both a quantitative as well as qualitative approach. Opened interviews were held to get a greater number of information about the institutions and main achievements with the program resources. The research was complemented with other information about those who have been involved with the program results and also about the total collection of taxes in the state. Questionnaires were applied with direct and closed questions to complement data collection being realized a documentary and bibliographical research on reports published in newspapers and magazines to consolidate knowledge.