Budget expenses increase by 73,000 million dollars

To assist with items earmarked for the $ 18,000 Income Booster payout for retirees, informals, and monotributors, among other expenses, the government changed net national budget expenditures to $ 73,136 million.

According to the Administrative Decision (DA) n. 549/22 published Wednesday in the Official Gazette, an increase in the calculation of resources of 521.6 million dollars and an increase in expenses of 73,658.2 million dollars were authorized.

“This determines a worsening of the financial result of the National Public Administration of 73,136.6 million dollars”, according to the calculations of the ASAP (Argentine Budget Association).

Current expenses increased by $ 68,865.8 million and capital expenditures by $ 4,792.4 million.

The main increase in spending was for the Ministry of Labor, which has a budget increase of $ 69,100.0 million, most of which is for the National Social Security Administration (ANSeS).

“These increases are intended to incorporate items to address income enhancement for people with no formal income and / or in a socioeconomic vulnerability of $ 9,000, established by Decree No. 216/2022, the extraordinary benefit payment of $ 12,000 for pensioners and retirees, pursuant to Decree no. 215/2022 and the Monthly Complement regarding the Allowance for dependent children, provided for by Decree no. 719/202 “, specifies the DA

On the other hand, receivables for other items were reduced by $ 22,805.9 million, highlighting the one earmarked for the “National Institute of Social Services for Retirees and Retirees of $ 17,097.7 million, other financial aid of $ 6,359.9” million and transfers to provinces and municipalities to finance current expenses at 188.2 million dollars “.

In turn, the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation has a budget strengthening of $ 7,000.0 million and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of $ 5,943.1 million.

For the Presidency of the Nation, credits increased by $ 4,356.4 million. $ 2,200.0 million is allocated to the National Disability Agency to care for non-contributory occupational disability pensions, $ 1,656.4 million for the General Secretariat, and $ 500.0 million for the Legal and Technical Secretariat.

A total of $ 2,920.9 million is allocated to the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of Health increases its credits by $ 1,272.5 million.

The Department of Women, Gender and Diversity has a budget increase of $ 2,500.0 million.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Transportation’s current budget has been increased by $ 2,332.0 million

Other changes: the budgets of the following jurisdictions are increased: Ministry of Tourism and Sports ($ 544.4 million), Head of the Cabinet of Ministers ($ 200.0 million), Ministry of Education ($ 200.0 million) dollars), Ministry of the Interior ($ 78.6 million) and the National Legislative Power ($ 16.2 million)