This Tuesday afternoon the Chamber began the discussion in particular of the first block of items of the 2023 Budget Law, after the general debate held in the morning. Congress has already been dispatched; servel; Power of attorney; Presidency; Comptroller and Public Ministry.
This day began the legislative debate in the Senate, in particular the 2023 Budget Bill. The first block of items were not the subject of indications and neither were requests for a separate vote.
Thus, the resources for Congress, Servel and Judicial Power were endorsed without debate; while the appeals of the Presidency received indications, which were rejected by a majority.
The Comtroller’s Office was also dispatched after a debate on a Indication of authorship by Senator Daniel Núñezand that it suppressed a gloss on “hiring for fees in the bodies of the State Administration and on all the financial records of the country’s municipalities.” However, after the interventions the aforementioned gloss was maintained.
Meanwhile, the departure of the Public Ministry was dispatched with the indication of Senator Juan Castro
The parliamentarian incorporated the Chamber’s Gender Equality Commission to be informed about the number of investigations carried out for gender violence and protection measures granted to women for this cause.
Concern over lack of prosecutors< /h2>
During the legislative debate, parliamentarians raised their concern about the lack of prosecutors and officials to investigate highly complex offenses and crimes. But the Chamber determined that his indications were inadmissible, appealing that the creation of charges corresponds to a law of a permanent nature and not legislation that is valid for one year.
However, the proposals of the senators were included in the protocol of agreement of the Executive, which promised to carry out bills that make it possible to expand the staff of the Prosecutor’s Office for next year.
“ ;We have been listening to concerns. There are all the resources for the police, for the PDI, for the prevention plans in the municipalities”, said the Minister of the Interior, Carolina Tohá.
Executive returned INDH item
Likewise, the Government announced that it reintroduced the item from the National Institute of Human Rights (INDH), but with close to 700 million pesos less< /strong>.
Regarding the Security item, Senator Gastón Saavedra (PS), argued that “the Security budget increases by 4.4%, much more than it even increases in general terms the nation’s budget. It is a budget that is far greater, if one compares it with what happened during the four years of the government of the right.