Tuesday, the Assembly of Deputies in the lower house, has finally adopted the report of the Commission "Economy and Finance" on the amending budget 2015-2016, by 51 votes for, 2 against and 6 abstentions.

This amending budget was revised down from 122.6 billion gourdes to 113 gourdes billion, due to decrease in tax revenue and international contributions.

Abel Descollines, the First Secretary of the Lower House said that "This is a crucial and important budget for the elections" because it includes 850 million gourdes for the next elections. stressing that deputies voted to allow the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) to have financial resources ... and to not be accused of blocking.

This rectified finance law was forwarded to the Senate, which must in turn pronounce and ratify in the same terms this amended budget, while it has great difficulty to hold a session. If the budget is amended in the Senate, then it will be returned again to the Chamber of Deputies (shuttle).

The Deputy Antoine Rodon Bien Aimé, President of the Commission Economy and Finance, said that the changes made in the budget, disposals and reassignments in favor of certain prioritized institutions, may not be unlocked if the Executive had objections about these changes, but for the moment the ball is in the court of the Senate...

PI/ HaitiLibre