The Treasury Commission analyzes and studies the self-financed General Budget of the Nation for the next fiscal year, as well as the Salary Bill for the same year, so there will be no need to issue a single cent of debt for current expenses.
It should be remembered that for next year the amount requested by the central government, through the Ministry of Finance, amounts to $9,663 million, so there will be a reduction of $970 million compared to the estimated closing budget for 2024.
In the second work session, the parliamentarians received the Minister of Public Security, Gustavo Villatoro, and the Minister of National Defense, René Merino Monroy, so that they could explain the needs they have in these institutions and the budget they will require to cover them.
Villatoro explained to the deputies various points about the funds that will be granted for next year, which will be $589.03 million
Of this amount, $584.98 million will be distributed among the institutions covered by the ministry and $4.05 million will be for investment projects for the National Civil Police (PNC), for the Secretariat of State (SEDE) and for the National Academy of Public Security (ANSP). ).
Funds for 2025
The Ministry of Finance allocated a total of $584.98 million for Security and is distributed as follows:
PNC $446.80 million (76.38% of the general budget)
Secretary of State (SEDE) $38.53 million
Penal Centers $72.39 million
ANSP 9.74 million
General Directorate of Migration and Immigration (DGME) $7.86 million
National Registry of Natural Persons (RNPN) $6.52 million
Executive Technical Unit (UTE) $2.25 million
With these funds, this State portfolio aims to guarantee the remuneration, bonuses and labor benefits of the human talent that is within the security institutions.
It is also intended to equip and modernize institutions in the field of justice and public security, as well as information technologies to improve, prevent and investigate crimes and thus support decision-making.
In addition, the development of infrastructure and equipment projects for this branch is considered, thus there will be better strategic land, air and maritime mobility.
On the other hand, the parliamentarians listened to the needs that will be covered in the Ministry of National Defense, so its official, René Merino Monroy, explained the distribution of the funds designated for next year.
The amount for this State portfolio will be $314, 363, 162 and it will be distributed, as explained by the minister, in the following way:
83% ($267,250,762) will be invested in salaries and compensation; 14% ($39,627,191) in goods and services; 1% ($2,157,830) in financial expenses; 1% (2,188,000) for transfer expenses; and 1% ($3,139,379) on investments.
According to the official, $127,388,745 of the remuneration funds will be allocated as salary for the personnel who work in that area. In addition, he indicated that there will be a salary increase ($61,740,104 million), the quarterly bonus and the food bonus will continue.
Merino Monroy explained to the parliamentarians that they will have the delivery of uniforms and boots, the maintenance of the automotive units assigned to that State portfolio and the hospital maintenance and medical supplies.