Congress has more $ than Judicial Branch

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The legislative branch of government has been allocated a larger budget than the Judicial Branch, says Eduardo Estrella, president of the Dominicans for Change party (DxC). He said that Congress has a budget of RD$5 billion while all the courts have been assigned RD$3.65 billion. He said Congress receives 39% more than the Judicial Branch and that the Chamber of deputies alone receives RD$3.59 billion, which is equivalent to what the Judicial Branch receives. Estrella described this as an "aberrant act" given the great responsibility and the workload of the courts. He said there are 355 courts in the DR, including 26 appeals courts, 140 first instance courts and 189 justices of the peace. There are 646 judges.

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