At times when Dominican economy needs the public investment to boost your growthbecause during the first semester of the year it only managed to expand 2.4 %, the government intends to raise the spent in it reformulated budgetalthough this also implies an increase in deficit fiscal.
Through a press release, the Ministry of Finance and Economics informed that the National Congress was submitted to project that Modifies Law 80-24which approves the General State Budget by 2025.
“The initiative raises the application of a Countercyclic fiscal policyaimed at mitigating the effects of the international situation and protecting the dynamism of the national economy, through a Increase in capital spendingprioritizing the public investment as an engine to boost economic activity and promote a growth Sustainable, “he says.
However, this increase in spent public results in a Increased fiscal deficitwhich will go from 3.0 to 3.47 % of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimated by 2025.
“This increase will be financed mainly with surpluses of previous budgetary exercises, which ensures that no additional pressures on public debt are generated, “he says.
In total, the estimated income By 2025 they amount to 1,277,364.7 million pesosequivalent to 16 % of GDP projected.
In terms of expenses, the project It raises a Net increase of 69,740.2 million pesos (4.7 % more than initially approved), with a 20 % expansion in capital spendingequivalent to 35,548.25 millionthat is, 0.4 % of GDP.
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The Ministry of Finance and Economics explained that additional expenditure resources will be used for investment projects, in charge of the Ministries of Public Works and Communications and the Housing, the Office for Transportation Reorganization, the National Institute of Potable Water and Sewers, the National Health Service, the Presidential Commission for Provincial Development, Local Governments and other institutions. For constitutional agencies and actions to improve health centers and support police reform. “This project guarantees compliance with the rule established in Law 35-24 of Fiscal Responsibility, ensuring that the expansion of spending is carried out in a balanced way, without compromising sustainability or macroeconomic stability,” he said.
