“What is going to be voted on by this Commission, the majority of that budget is already committed. That means that there is very little room for action if tomorrow, in the following year, there is a contingency, as there always is, the Mexican State can efficiently address the needs of the population. We are tied by the hand or we have a straitjacket,” said deputy Eduardo Gaona, secretary of the Budget and Public Accounts Commission, and member of the Citizen Movement bench.
It is expected that the opinion approved in general and in particular, today in the Commission, with 39 votes in favor, 15 against and zero abstentions, will be discussed and voted on during the session tomorrow, Tuesday, November 4, in the plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies. According to the PT deputy, Reginaldo Sandoval Flores, the opinion originally sent by the Executive will have adjustments through reservations. Previously, Ricardo Monreal, president of the Political Coordination Board, explained that a reallocation of resources between 17,000 and 18,000 million pesos was proposed and anticipated.
What was approved in the Commission contemplates mandatory expenses of 8.40 billion pesos, with pensions and retirements. This is the highest amount on record, and in proportion to total public spending the third highest in the last eight years.
Deputy Sandoval explained that from the functional classification, 69% of public spending is directed to social development, 24% to economic development and 7% to the government. In addition, an investment expenditure of 1.10 billion pesos is expected. Regarding federalized spending, 2.87 billion pesos are proposed, of which 52% corresponds to federal contributions (resources for states and municipalities), 1.04 billion pesos, which is 40% to federal contributions.
