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08-16-2012, 04:00 PM
One day before leaving office, on Wednesday 15 August, President Leonel Fernandez vetoed the bill that sought to regulate government salaries. President-elect Danilo Medina had favored the passing of the bill before starting office on 16 August. The bill sought to increase salaries for many government officials and legislators, while regulating perks and making government employee remuneration more transparent to the public.
Explaining the veto before sending it back to Congress, the Executive Branch says that the bill as approved features public entities that have not been provided for. Also it contravenes the Constitution Art. 3 when it subjects the judicial, legislative branches, and other entities that have their own rules, to a common regulatory framework. It also criticized the fact that the bill does not acknowledge differences for technical or professional capacity. The Executive Branch also stated that the bill did not identify the resources for its application.
Minister of Public Administration Ramon Ventura Camejo, the original author of the bill, was optimistic the bill would be passed in time to go into effect in January 2013 with the new national budget.
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Explaining the veto before sending it back to Congress, the Executive Branch says that the bill as approved features public entities that have not been provided for. Also it contravenes the Constitution Art. 3 when it subjects the judicial, legislative branches, and other entities that have their own rules, to a common regulatory framework. It also criticized the fact that the bill does not acknowledge differences for technical or professional capacity. The Executive Branch also stated that the bill did not identify the resources for its application.
Minister of Public Administration Ramon Ventura Camejo, the original author of the bill, was optimistic the bill would be passed in time to go into effect in January 2013 with the new national budget.
www.diariolibre.com/noticias/2012/08/16/i348162_ejecutivo-observa-devuelve-diputados-ley-sobre-salarios.html (http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias/2012/08/16/i348162_ejecutivo-observa-devuelve-diputados-ley-sobre-salarios.html)
www.7dias.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=12379 (http://www.7dias.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=12379)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#7)