Sebastián Andújar assured that articles on health and the media law did not generate agreements and will be sent to the special commissions.
The Budget Commission, integrated with the Treasury, of the Chamber of Deputies, which is analyzing and dealing with the Accountability project sent by the Executive Power, will vote this Wednesday article by article. On Tuesday, the spokesman for the multicolored coalition Sebastián Andújar gave a press conference in which he detailed which sections have majority support and which do not.
The nationalist deputy affirmed that they reached an “almost total” agreement and that only some articles did not reach consensus, which are of health and media lawbecause they understand that they must have a treatment with “better legislative technique” in the specialized commissions of each matter and not with the rush that the articles of a budget are voted on.
Regarding these articles that will not advance in Deputies, Andújar stated that the Chamber of Senators must then determine if they take up the initiative and carry it forward, however, in the Lower House “they will not prosper.”
Asked about the differences that arose with Cabildo Abierto in the articles, the legislator pointed to the subsections that do not have consensus and that will be dealt with in the specialized commissions because they intend that the issues be dealt with specifically given the high degree of complexity.
“The original bill in almost all of its articles and the additives that we are also annexing to the bill are approved. As always, the idea is always to improve; a bill has to be perfectible and it is the legislators’ responsibility to make that happen. I am convinced, and the coalition is convinced, that it was very good when it came in and a much better project is going to come out. Hopefully the Senate continues on that path and we can feel proud of the legislative process that this stage of this surrender had,” assured.
Regarding the additional Solidarity Fund that was taken from the University of the Republic (Udelar), Andújar was asked if it will be paid in any way. The nationalist answered affirmatively, that he is “convinced” and that surely what is going to happen is that one stage will be financed by the Deputies and another by the Senate.
“That is the idea and the objective that we have. The repeal of the Solidarity Fund is marked in stages: the first year 25%, the second year another 25% and so on. Deputies takes charge of the first stage, then hopefully the Senate understands it from the conceptual point of view, understands it in the same way that we do and takes charge of the other stages”, Indian.
“The coalition agreement means those of us who are for it and those of us who are against it. Dialogue and debate is based on that. If within the commission it is understood that the majorities do not agree with any initiative, the majority will be accepted and no vote will be taken. If the question is whether we are going to vote divided, the answer is: I don’t think so.” concluded.
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