The director general of the budget, José Rijo Presbot, reported that it will be next Monday when the government agency responds to the Central Electoral Council (JCE). to the request that all resources be “released” to be distributed among the various political parties.
“The letter was received yesterday around 4 pm and since it is a communication addressed to the Digepres, we have to respond accordingly. That answer will be given on Monday, ”the director of Digrepres told LISTÍN DIARIO.
Rijo Presbot added that he could not bring forward anything about the response that Digrepres will give “out of respect for the JCE” because they had made a formal request and not by the press.
Through a letter to the director of Digepres, the president of the JCE, Román Jáquez Liranzo, said that this request was made in accordance with Law No. 237-20 approving the general state budget for the year 2021.
For this year 2021, the executive initially ordered the allocation of 1,260 million pesos to be divided among the political parties. However, according to the general state budget, only RD $ 630,200,000 will be allocated to political organizations, with the other half listed as “not applicable”.
“We ask that the release intended to comply with the provisions of Article 61 of Law 33-18, on political parties, groups and movements with respect to the economic contribution of political organizations, must be in the amount of (RD $ 1,260 400.00) and not half of the aforementioned amount, this in accordance with the principle of legality ”, according to the letter, which is also signed by the other members of the plenary meeting.
The President of the Republic, Luis Abinader, announced last October that he would propose to the National Congress to reduce 50% of the quota received by political parties, as 2021 was not electoral and thus he would use those resources for the construction of the extension of the UASD in the municipality of Santo Domingo Este.