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01-04-2007, 04:50 PM
The Senate decided to meet at 11am today in order to continue discussions of the 2007 Budget. Diario Libre writes that the fact that the PLD holds the majority in Congress doesn't mean that all bills handed to them will be passed with ease, and the delay in passing the budget plan, received on 27 December and due on 1 January, is an example of that. Chamber of Deputy president Julio Cesar Valentin says that all sides have agreed that no new NGOs should be created and that these types of entities cannot be assigned to government employees, legislators or politicians. Other than this, discussions on the new budget plan will continue. In order to facilitate the process, Senators decided to create two sub-commissions, one to discuss the budget assigned to the NGOs and one to discuss public works across the country. Radhames Pena said that RD$600 million would be reassigned in the budget with RD$250 million going to the Supreme Court, Central Electoral Board, Inapa, and public works in the country's provinces.
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