In the budget debate, the self-appointed “fourth transformation” in the Chamber of Deputies broke a batting record, as it rejected substantial modifications to the Budget report, and only approved 4 of a total of 2,265 proposals.
Of these 4 reservations, only one implied a resignation of expenses. For this reason, of 8 billion 299 thousand 647.8 million pesos of public spending, only 1,000 million pesos sent from one branch to another were reallocated.
After the approval in general and in particular, the cut of 6,437 million pesos to the autonomous bodies was confirmed, in addition to the adjustment to the Judicial Power, the reduction of 4 thousand 475.5 million pesos less to the National Electoral Institute (INE).
Although not one of the hundreds of proposals from the opposition passed, it did support two changes, although Morena presented 3 and one of its ally the Labor Party (PT).
One on public security for states; another on rules for the application of resources for indigenous communities; another on the program La Escuela es Nuestra and the last one to promote investment in infrastructure in the entities. These last two had opposition support.
But in the voting in particular, a part of the PRI members voted against, plus the block of PAN members, PRD members and Emecists. The decree was sent to the Executive for promulgation.
Security Resources
The biggest debate was about the “Specific Fund for Strengthening the Capacities of Local Police,” since Morena had originally proposed funding it with resources from the Contributions for Public Security of the States and the Federal District (FASP), that is, take away from the states, to concentrate them in a fund managed by the Federation.
Faced with the rejection of the PRI, a party that voted in favor of the so-called “militarist reform” thanks to the promise of that fund, Morena modified its proposal -after the Secretary of the Interior, Adán Augusto López, went to mediate San Lázaro- and decided better to integrate it with resources from the Judiciary.
Meanwhile, the reform of the La Escuela es Nuestra program consists of “reviving” the two components of the defunct full-time school program, which had food service and extended hours, benefits that the Morenista government had eliminated.
In this last factor, it was now agreed that up to 21% of the resources allocated to the program may be used, with operating rules to be issued by the Ministry of Public Education (SEP).
