2023-08-22 03:20:00
Public spending continues to accelerate, to the point that it is already they allocate almost $4.2 billion a day to pay for social plansand in 8 months consumed almost the entire budget planned for the yearaccording to official data.
The government already spent more than a trillion pesos in plans that in many cases are administered by piquetero organizations, reported the agency Argentine News.
According to information published by the Government on the official Open Budget website, the level of execution of items in real time reflects how public spending is accelerating, one of the key issues of the electoral campaign.
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Until this Monday, 1.02 trillion pesos have already been transferred to the Social Development portfolio that heads Victoria Toulouse Peace. Ya se consumed 90% of the 1.16 trillion pesos estimated as annual funds.
Just in case, the Government and the increased to $1.24 trillionbut at this rate it will not be enough either, according to the NGOs that follow the day-to-day of the disbursements.
The main programs benefited were the Promote Work and Food Policieswhich concentrate almost all of the resources. But also other plans like Territorial Approach and Socio-Urban Integration.
The network of organizations that act as intermediaries between the State and the beneficiaries of plans generates more and more suspicion and that is one of the points strongly criticized by sectors of the opposition, including Javier Milei.
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The program that received the most resources is the Enhance Workwith $479,651 million, 81.3% of the global $590,982 million that it has in its budget.
In the case of Food Policies, an item that was already expanded in July to $486,609 million, are $441,322 million that were used. Between the two, they already exceed $920,000 million.
These are the two central programs of the ministry, which lead emilio persico y Laura Valeria Alonsoleaders of the Evita Movement and La Cámpora, respectively, reported the agency THAT.
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In the first case, they affect 1.3 million peopleand in the second, it hits about four million people who receive the Alimentar Card.
They are also the boxes that constantly generate picketers claimsby updates on the amounts. This week leftist organizations are expected to come out to cut streetsasking updates of up to 100% to alleviate inflation.
In January, the expenditures destined to cover social plans were estimated at around $2,700 million per day. In August, barely seven months later, that figure was already exceeds $4 billion every 24 hours and includes what is intended to Promote Work and Food Card.
The Potenciar Trabajo y Políticas Alimentarias are not the only boxes managed by piquetero leaders and social organizations that have positions in the Social Development structure. The two items that follow in terms of budget are also managed by Kirchnerista leaders.
Eugenia Meanawho defines herself as a “militant Peronist from La Cámpora”, is the secretary of Territorial Boardinga program that so far this year used resources for $43,897 million.
Another structure whose function is to deliver assistance funds is the “Socio-Urban Integration“. Its headline is Ramona Fernanda Mino, one of the leaders who internally depends on Juan Grabois, who in the last elections obtained almost 6% of the votes despite losing PASO with Massa. Miño, until August, was in charge of $12.280 million.
After Socio-Urban Integration, the greatest expense of the ministry corresponds to the so-called central activities, exactly $11,665 million. It is followed by the Integral Approach, with $4,429 million to date, and another $30,000 million distributed among twenty programs.
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