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Public expenditure stopped

Posted On 23 Jul 2015
Captura de pantalla 2015-07-23 a la(s) 12.30.14

Image: Expreso

Until July 22, the budget for public works reached 8.547 million dollars. Of this total only 3.002 million dollars have been used. According to the National Information System of the State, of 3.002 million accrued to date, 263.6 million were allocated to works of flood control and improvement of structures in several provinces of the Coast.

Another important category, 829.9 million dollars, was allocated to projects of the Ministry of Electricity. The accrued money represents 45% of the total allocated. Ie, this is one of the portfolios of the State that best executes its capital for investment.

The construction sector is considered one of the priorities of the Government and, until yesterday, the capital injection was 58.79% of the total assigned, in dollars, about 515.6 million. Health is on the other side, of the more than 400 million allocated, public spending does not exceed 131 million, ie 27.1%. The Attorney General has just spent $ 30.210 of the 2.1 million assigned.

 

Sources: http://expreso.ec/expreso/plantillas/nota.aspx?idart=8172503&idcat=38269&tipo=2

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