Known and analyzed the decree to postpone spending on the general budget of the Nation by 2025, diverse opinions have been the opinions among analysts, political sectors, study centers and even in regional governments, for the effects that this change in investment and operation areas will generate for the current validity.
The fact that works such as the first line of the Bogotá Metro ($ 770,000 million), the Light Metro of Medellín ($ 497.00 billion) or the Dike Channel ($ 710,000 million); will remain with their resources in the air; It was one of the points that he did not like at all in the guilds and much less in the cities that had that money.
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However, beyond $ 3.5 billion for infrastructure projects as these and several fourth generation works and Invías projects, as well as the resources for emergency and unforeseen service on national roads. Other fronts such as the 2026 elections, security and pensions, will be impacted by the measure.
PENSIONAL PRESSURE
According to Decree 0069 of January 24, 2025, it is confirmed that government expenditure accounts will finally be at $ 511 billion, same level as income, which respects the principle of fiscal sustainability that requires that, said of a Simple form, you can’t spend more than you earn.
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Of the $ 12 billion that will postpone the Minhacienda, it was specified that $ 6.8 billion obey operation and $ 4.4 billion to investment. This cut will take an invoice to 43 entities of the national government, including Colpensionesthe cornerstone of the pension system that will enter to govern since the mid -this year.
In the postponement list stipulated, the Ministry of Labor appears, with a head Defined in colpensions ”.
In a quick explanation, Jerome Sanabria of ‘No with my savings,’ he explained That these monies go directly to the payment of the pensions that Colpensiones are in charge and that will suffer a reduction of almost 10% with the postponement.
“Imagine that in the cut to the Ministry of Labor, $ 2.8 billion were removed that are precisely the transfer that the Ministry of Labor was going to do to colpensions so that Colpensiones could pay this year’s pensions, or at least a small small part of pensions. They will not receive this money anymore, ”he said.
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Portfolio spoke with sources from the pension system, who stated that although there is no emergency after this cut, the fact that there is less money should serve as a bell so that the Ministries of Finance and Labor are prudent with spending, taking into account that this crisis originated from spending what was not had.
When reviewing the budgetary settlement decree, issued on December 30, with the postponement, it is observed that after the adjustment of $ 2.8 billion; The budget for the payment of pensions in charge of the administrator From the medium premium regime, it will go from $ 29.8 billion to $ 27 billion, if it is applied in its entirety.
“It becomes much more evident that they will take the current contributions, of the young people, say of my generation, to pay the pensions to the current pensioners. That is, our pension savings definitely, but it becomes just more explicit, it will not be saved but will be spent on paying the pension to others, ”added Sanabria.
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Emergencies and security
Within the observations that have emerged in the last hours, in addition From the one generated by the infrastructure issue, there is a point that worries and is the reduction of resources to the Ministry of Defense that had an adjustment of $ 785,000 million in times when security is at risk in areas such as Catatumbo.
For the senator of the Democratic Center, José Vicente Carreño, who is also a pensioner of the Police, to have declared the internal commotion in that region and say that they will look for resources to meet the emergency is against the cut of resources that was announced from the Treasury.
“The cut to the budget of the Ministry of Defense for 2025, in the context of the crisis in the Catatumbo, contradicts any real intention of this government to combat terrorism on the border with Venezuela and other areas of the country. In danger of Colombia’s security, ”he said.
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To this it should be added that the civil defense is cut $ 707 million just before the start of the emergency seasons related to the El Niño phenomenon and $ 5,000 million are postponed to support the purchase of agricultural supplies for small farmers. In addition, in the agriculture sector, $ 16,900 million are cut of the Foment Fund for Rural Women, affecting key programs in this area.
At this point, representative Saray Robay .
“In the infrastructure sector, $ 202,000 million are postponeddestined to improve the primary road network, including a $ 2.5 billion cut for roads in Córdoba. They promise to reactivate the economy, but they remove $ 28.5 billion at SMEs, ”said Robayo, who also said that in a context of internal shock, it is worrying that $ 5,000 million is cut to the intelligence direction.
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Elections and equality
Another of the elements that has made noise due to the decree of posting for spending, was that they will remove $ 600,000 million from the National Electoral Council (CNE), which could be interpreted as a reprisal for recent investigations and generates alerts with respect to what could happen with The 2026 elections, where the next president of the Republic will be chosen.
Likewise, he also did not like that in the Ministry of Equality, $ 669,000 million of the Inequality Gaps Background was postponed. However, criticisms also go on the side of the lack of execution, since in this background, to which $ 1.3 billion had been allocated in 2024, had only executed $ 88,000 until November.
