Paraguay
Latorre reported savings of more than G. 17.339 million in the Chamber of Deputies and called for them to be allocated to health and education
The president of the Chamber of Deputies said the cut comes from the Personal Services line item in the first six months of his term. According to HOY Paraguay, he asked the Ministry of Economy and Finance to redirect those funds to sensitive areas.
The president of the Chamber of Deputies, Raúl Latorre, reported savings of G. 17.339.564.898 during the first six months of his term at the head of the institution, as part of a process of spending rationalization, according to HOY Paraguay.
According to that outlet, the amount corresponds to expenditure item 100, known as Personal Services, and was part of the budget planned for the current fiscal year.
Latorre asked the Ministry of Economy and Finance, through an official letter, that those resources be redirected to sectors he considered sensitive, including health, education and social spending.
According to the report, the head of the lower house said that the cut represents significant savings for the Chamber of Deputies for the Public Treasury and left it to the MEF to define the destination of the funds within those areas.
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