The president of the National Energy Commission (CNE), Aristides Fernandez Zucco disputes that the Budget Department is allotting to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and not to his department, as established by law, funds generated by a 5% tax on petrol (Law 112-00), as reported in Diario Libre. He said that President Leonel Fernandez was notified of this anomaly, which dates back to 2001. Law 125-01 created the CNE and Law 57-07 establishes that the CNE will supervise the funds, he told the press. He told the press that if it were up to his department he would be allotting 20% to stimulate private renewable energy projects and a percentage to the Institute of Innovation in Biotechnology and Industry (IIBI).
He announced the celebration of the First International Week of Energy in January 2008.

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