Budget Committee approves the supplementary credit requested by the MEF

The Budget Commission of the Congress of the Republic met this Monday, April 3, 2023 in the afternoon and voted in favor of the majority of articles that include the request for a supplementary credit for more than S/8,000 million presented by the Executive to finance new measures for the reactivation of the family, regional and sectoral economy, after the crisis caused by Cyclone Yaku. In order for the proposal to be debated and voted on by the Plenary, it must be prioritized by the Board of Spokespersons.

“First, thank the quick response of this commission; two, that despite the differences we have been able to reach important consensus thinking about the good of the country and three, thank each one of the congressmen who have allowed this opinion has been approved almost in its entirety according to what has been proposed“, were the words of the head of the MEF, Alex Contreras, at the end of the session that lasted more than 4 hours.

At first, the congressmen approved a group of articles of bill 4482, which include financing for the delivery of food to more than 730,000 citizens in vulnerable situations, the generation of 50,000 temporary jobs and the payment of the social debt. of more than 100,000 teachers nationwide, among others.

Separately, articles 7, 12 and 29 were voted on, the last one was not approved and consisted of providing a budget for the Ombudsman for the improvement of the attention service of the office that they have in La Libertad.

During the debate, the congressmen present presented new measures that they considered important to include. In this way, with the consensus of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), Some proposals were included, such as the transfer of items in favor of the specifications of the national government and various regional and local governments for more than S/57 millionincorporate the provision to authorize the use of resources from the canon so that public universities can carry out research, authorize to make financial transfers in favor of the Ministry of Housing and the Mi Vivienda Fund, among others.

The head of the MEF, who was present throughout the session, pointed out that this new package of approved provisions totals more than S/4,000 million.