Expenditures for carabinieri and the army were rejected by the Congress Joint Committee

After more than four hours of discussion, the joint committee charged with badyzing the differences between the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate on five points of the 2019 Finance Act concluded its work and reached an agreement on three of the points.

Expenditures for carabinieri and the army were one of the most debated issues at the meeting. Acting from the first, the executive did not submit any indication and the House's proposals were first put to the vote. and the Senate later. In both cases, a double equality of five to five votes was verified, with which they were considered rejected.

As explained, the rejection of both implies that there will be no proposal in the matter, so that the reserved expenditure would be maintained, but without the legal attribution of a specific amount in the law.

In the case of the Army, the Government has submitted the indication that a minimum amount is established for the mission. In addition, the commitment to provide more information and send, no later than December 27, a bill regulating the system of expenditure reserved of all institutions was applied.

Another subject of consensus is the Junaeb food handlers, for whom the text adopted by the Senate has been respected, which requires a monthly extension of $ 25,000. a special performance link applicable in all regions. in the same way and as of January 1, 2019. In addition, it is committed to establish a working table in which will participate workers and ministries of Finance and Education.

Concerning the standard of the solidarity credit fund The university was approved as an indication of the opposition restoring the criteria of the Senate in order to relax the use of it as long as it was. they are reinvested in infrastructure, national currency securities, internal scholarships or special credits granted to students who lose their regular benefits (with a ceiling) of up to 30% on the amount of accumulated surpluses.)

Finally, regarding the glory of the game of the National Congress, no decision, leaving its disposal for the final protocol agreements.