After 5:30 in the morning this Thursday, the Upper House approved the Rendering of Accounts, which returns to Deputies based on the modifications made. The project will now enter the House of Representatives on October 11. It is estimated that on the 13th it will enter the respective Commission and on the 20th it would be voting in plenary, according to what parliamentary sources told Diario La R. At 5:45 this Thursday, the Senate approved the Accountability and Budget Balance for the year 2021. There were three days of discussion.
On the first day of the session, the bill was approved in general, and on the following two days, the articles were completed. On Thursday morning, after 19 hours of analysis, the session was adjourned. Vice President Beatriz Argimón announced that the vote was by 17 affirmative votes out of 29. The session was also marked by some clashes between pro-government legislators and those from the opposition. From the National Party, Senator Sergio Botana, a majority informant member, said that the project addresses what it has to address, security, health, children and sports.
It also marked the growth in 2021 of the country in real terms, above the forecast of the Ministry of Economy. He highlighted that Uruguay grew 4.4% in real terms during 2021 “above” the forecast of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, which was 4.1%. “All analysts generated much more moderate expectations. The Arbeleche team was right”, added the nationalist senator.
From the Broad Front, it was stated that the government intends to continue applying a model that they call spill theory. The senator from the Front Amploist Silvia Nane, said that they verified that it does not spill anything. According to the legislator, in 2020, six of 14 ministries “did not meet 60% of the strategic goals” planned in the budget, something that also happens with INAU, ANEP and INISA, she says. Nane maintained that the government “intends to continue applying a model they call ‘spill theory’.” “We check that it doesn’t spill anything,” she said.
In the opinion of the Broad Front, the Rendering of Accounts “reveals various shortcomings” of the government and the failure to meet public policy objectives. In another passage of the session, there was a strong exchange between senators Sebastián Da Silva of the National Party, who discussed with the Front Ampist Charles Carrera over the poverty figures and with Sebastián Sabini over an issue related to the fly eradication trust. the hook
The approved project includes the repeal of the Additional to the Solidarity Fund, whose amount collected, about 15 million dollars per year, was destined for the University of the Republic (Udelar). “The Additional is financed with an amount that will not be needed for the PPPs. A larger amount was reserved and the surplus finances it, ”explained the senator of the National Party, Jorge Gandini. The project with modifications goes to deputies for final sanction.
