In an annex of 17 pages, The increase in credits allocated to the General Secretariat of the Presidency was provided for by $1,650 million “to comply with the Management Services Agreement entered into with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)”.
Likewise, $45,022,139 were allocated to the Communication and Press Secretariat to “deal with personnel expenses” required by the creation of the Presidential Management Communication Unit and the Communication Coordination.
Also, $4.4 billion were transferred due to the fact that “it is necessary to increase the budget of the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec), in order to be able to carry out the National Census of Population, Households and Housing Round 2020 “.
The Ministry of the Environment was assigned $4,000 million “to meet the needs of the National Fire Management Service, in order to adopt the necessary measures to promote and attend to the fight against fires and the prevention of new outbreaks as imminent.” “.
$480,981,717 were transferred to the same portfolio for the National Parks Administration “to cover expenses of the critical season in terms of fires” and to attend to the expenses allocated to the tender for the construction of the Recreational Path to Catritre in the Lanín National Park”, financed with contributions from figurative contributions from the Ministry of Tourism.
Likewise, the budget of the National Gas Regulatory Entity (Enargas) was increased by $210 million to face “expenditures related to the determination of tariffs and the modernization of the regulatory framework”, which are financed entirely with resources from the entity.
Lastly, $14,268,750 were allocated to the Ministry of Culture to meet the cooperation agreement with the National Institute of Social Services for Retirees and Pensioners (PAMI), consisting of discounts and promotions in cinemas and theaters for those affiliated with social work. , financed entirely with resources from the portfolio headed by Tristán Bauer.
The remainder of $10,145,022,139 was financed with cuts in the Treasury Obligations jurisdiction, corresponding to transfers to PAMI.
Budget modifications by the Executive Branch are contemplated in Law 24,156 on Financial Administration and in fact it is a common practice exercised by all governments in recent decades, due to the emergence of unforeseen needs or an underestimation in the calculation of expenses and resources in the Budget Law.
In this case, the 2022 Budget is an extension by decree of the law corresponding to 2021 plus its modifications, since the bill was not approved in Congress, after the rejection of opposition blocs.
Source: Ambito
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