Once the vetoes are overcome, and if President Bukele rejects him again, they must be sent by the Executive to the Constitutional Chamber which will have to decide on the controversy,
The Assembly on Wednesday overcame three vetoes by President Nayib Bukele, the main respect for the $ 250 million credit with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) that allows to finance the increase of the minimum pension from $ 207 to $ 304 per month and for municipal development projects.
Another of the decrees is a $ 50 million loan to complete the payment of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Once the veto is over, and if President Bukele rejects it again, it will have to be sent by the Executive to the Constitutional Chamber who will have to decide on the controversy, either by giving the reason to Bukele or to the Assembly.
“We will overcome the veto to ensure this increase in the minimum pension, which will not be underfunded throughout the year and then this government as usual says it needs more funding,” he said earlier the deputy of the FMLN, Yanci Urbina.
He said the 2021 budget as approved by the Assembly was funded, but with Bukele’s veto on IDB loan funds for $ 250 million, it unbalanced him.
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Of this credit, another $ 125 million goes to municipal development projects, which is one of the arguments of the Minister of Finance, Alejandro Zelaya, as to why the Presidency decided to veto it. According to Zelaya, opposition MPs are seeking to have resources for the election campaign, which was denied by mayors on Wednesday in the Assembly.
The municipal chiefs asked the deputies for their support to challenge the Minister of Finance precisely for failing to comply with the payment of the 8-month Fodder last year. The mayor of Antic Cuscatlán, Miracle Navas and president of COMURES, flatly rejected Zelaya’s criticism.
Deputy Norman Quijano, of ARENA, stated that in order to give stability to this year’s Nation spending and the budgetary balance the budget needs it is necessary to overcome the Bukele vetoes.
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