The government increased budget expenditures by $52,327 million to participate in provincial and municipal programs and aid to various agricultural sectors, according to Administrative Decision 122/2023 published in the Official Gazette.
The biggest game – $40,000 million – was for the Program “Financial assistance to Provinces and Municipalities”.
In second place, with 11,050 million dollars, went to strengthen the Policies for Increased production and productivity in agro-industrial supply chains in a sustainable way and to achieve the objectives of programs financed with funds from the Fund for the Development of Exporters, says the official decision.
In turn, funds -5,900 million dollars- were allocated “to participate in the Program for the Promotion of the Petroleum Sector for support in the internal market a reasonable price of packaged and refined oils, as well as for dissemination of the Fair Prices programme which was financed “with a reduction for the same amount of current transfers to the National Fund for Productive Development (FONDEP)”.
Non-repayable contributions from the National Program for the Development of Suppliers (PRODEPRO) and the National Program for the Development of Industrial Parks (5,900 million dollars) were also granted. the ARGENTINE GUARANTEE FUND (FOGAR)”, clarifies the administrative decision.
For his part, the Chief of Staff receives an item of 922.7 million dollars with credits financed by the World Bank for the acquisition of Vsat terminals to provide connectivity services, robotic kits, as well as for the update of the AR-SAT Data Center.
In turn, $94.1 million was granted to Foreign Relations for the Antarctic Plan “to finance part of the acquisition of equipment and scientific material for the Argentine Antarctic Institute, the Carlini Base and the ARA Almirante Irízar icebreaker” .
ANSeS Increased Capital Expenditure Credits by $215 Million as part of a World Bank Loan “to partially fund the Universal Child Allowance (AUH) program and extend its coverage to all children and adolescents who find themselves in a situation of poverty throughout the national territory”.
Source: Clarin
