On Wednesday, August 20, the government of President Gustavo Petro quoted a meeting to the benches that will decide on the General Budget of the Nation (PGN) 2026 at the House of Nariño; Appointment to which the seven radical change rapporteurs will not arrive.
Through a statement, the radical change congressmen said that the Budget presented for 2026 constitutes “A mockery, since it is definanced and tied to a tax reform that has not yet been submitted, projected on ‘possible income’ that put at risk the fiscal sustainability of the country“
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The document is signed by the Senators of the Radical Change party, Carlos Julio González, Abraham Jiménez, Carlos M. Farelo and the representatives to the Chamber, Gilberto Betancur, John E. Pérez, Mauricio Parodi, Modesto Aguilera.
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Similarly, congressmen indicated in communication, The project increases operating expenses by $ 29.7“privileging the growth of Bureaucracy on social investment and the true needs of Colombians“
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Given this, they insisted that the ideal scenario to be develop “A serious and technical debate about the PGN 2026 are the joint sessions of the third commissions and Senate quarters and the House of Representatives, and not the political meetings in Palace“
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