December 10, 2024, 4:00 AM
December 10, 2024, 4:00 AM
Less than two weeks after the decree parliamentary recess at the end of the year, the Chamber of Deputies does not guarantee approval of bill 003/2024-2025 of the General State Budget (PGE) 2025, which had some adjustments in the Planning Commission of that chamber.
The president of Deputies, Omar Yujra, of the arcista block, assured yesterday that A chamber session will be called between Wednesday and Thursday of this week, Meanwhile, the Evistas do not fully recognize their directive as legal, they await responses to their judicial appeals and are keeping in reserve whether they will allow chamber sessions to be established.
Instead, at parliamentary opposition is not surprised that the chamber leadership does not guarantee the holding of the chamber session and sees “a move” concocted between the Government and the president of Deputies, “so that the corresponding session is not held”, and that the PGE 2025 is approved by decree like last year.
From two sides, The ruling party defends the PGE 2025 bill, rejects the modifications made by the commission in charge and remember that if the financial law is not approved in Parliament, by constitutional rule it will be approved automatically on January 1, 2025.
“When the budget is not approved in the General Assembly of the State (Plurinational Legislative), The Executive does not approve it by supreme decree but that the Political Constitution of the State and the current regulations provide (…) If it is not approved on January 1st, it comes into force by force of law.“said Minister of the Presidency María Nela Prada.
The president of Deputies, Yujra, complained about the position of his colleagues, which according to him is contradictory, when they say they do not agree with the PGE 2025 bill, and at the same time demand that a session be called to discuss the issue. However, he announced that he will call a session between Wednesday and Thursday.
“I do not understand the disagreements that some bad assembly members have because they are contradicting what the PGE itself says, on the one hand, they say: ‘we do not agree with the General State Budget’ and on the other hand they say: ‘we want to hold a meeting’. In other words, do you want to meet to scrap the General State Budget?” stated the legislator.
On December 6, the Planning Commission approved with modifications, in its large and detailed stations, the Bill 003/2024-2025 PGE 2025. The project had at least five adjustments: article 10 on incentives for the reinvestment of profits; Article 13, referring to the US$3 billion credits, was deleted; 14 on the contracting of multilateral guarantees for $US 1,000 million, must be reformulated.
The seventh additional provision, which authorized confiscations, was also annulled and the single transitional provision on the Bs 300 million for the Bicentennial must be corrected in its text.
The deputy evists Saints Mamani, agrees with the modifications made by the Planning Commission to the PGE 2025, and stated that the project must have other adjustments such as the resources designated for President Luis Arce and for the entire Executive Body. However, he fears that the ruling party will prevent further changes.
“I think they are going to treat it like last year.” when they have forced the legislative recess and then approved as the constitution says“Mamani told EL DEBER.
The legislator insisted that the board of Deputies chaired by Yujra is not legal because it “appointed itself” without respecting the regulations, which is why they are waiting for responses to the legal appeals that were presented.
“There are two actions and one complaint. We have filed a compliance action in Beni, it has been sent to La Paz, That has to be resolved and we have filed a complaint for usurpation of functions and we have just presented in Sucre an action of resolutions contrary to the Legislative Body,” explained deputy Mamani.
The legislator noted that it makes no difference whether Yujra calls a chamber session or not, he insisted that this directive is “self-appointed” and therefore lacks legality. What they are waiting for is for justice to resolve the actions before the constitutional chambers and admit the complaint against his colleagues.
