{"id":494757,"date":"2025-12-16T18:04:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T22:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/senate-urgently-approves-2026-general-state-budget-with-oppositions-rejection\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T18:04:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T22:04:02","slug":"senate-urgently-approves-2026-general-state-budget-with-oppositions-rejection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/senate-urgently-approves-2026-general-state-budget-with-oppositions-rejection\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate urgently approves 2026 General State Budget with opposition’s rejection"},"content":{"rendered":"Santo Domingo.\u2013<\/strong> The Senate of the Republic approved this Tuesday, in two consecutive readings and under a declaration of urgency, the General State Budget Bill for the year 2026 for RD$1 trillion 744 billion, an initiative that had already been sanctioned last week by the Chamber of Deputies.\n\nThe approval took place amid rejection from opposition blocs, particularly senators from the Fuerza del Pueblo party, who voted against the bill and denounced that the budget prioritizes current spending to the detriment of public investment and the well-being of workers.\n\nYou can also read: https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/uncategorized\/para-aplicar-indexacion-salarial\/<\/a>\n\nDuring his speech in the chamber, Senator Omar Fern\u00e1ndez questioned that the budget once again omits the indexation of salaries, as established by the Tax Code, a provision that, as he pointed out, has not been complied with since 2017.\n\n“Congress has the constitutional mandate to legislate, represent, and oversee, and that includes enforcing current laws. However, year after year, salary indexing is ignored, directly affecting Dominican workers,” Fern\u00e1ndez expressed.\n\nThe legislator warned that, if the indexation is maintained in accordance with the law, the payment of Income Tax should start from 52 thousand pesos monthly and not from the current 34,600 pesos, which, he said, represents a significant difference for Dominican families.\n\nFurthermore, he criticized the increase in the public payroll, which he estimated to be equivalent to about 136 new jobs per day throughout the year, calling it a “disproportionate” expense aimed at clientelism and populism.\n\nFern\u00e1ndez also warned about the difficulties faced by entrepreneurs and developers due to state bureaucracy, and questioned that, despite these structural weaknesses.\n\nIn the same vein, Senator Eduard Esp\u00edritusantos stated that the budget reflects “the government’s poor vision of the country’s economic direction,” allocating, as he explained, about 97% of resources to current spending and less than 3% to capital investment.\n\n“This is the sixth budget presented by the PRM with the same characteristics: an absolute priority to current spending and a marked deficiency in public investment,” said Esp\u00edritusantos, who lamented that areas such as infrastructure, education, health and public services are not prioritized, but rather the payment of payrolls and a costly advertising machine.\n\n\n

t<\/p>\n\n\nDuring the session, Senator Omar Fern\u00e1ndez requested a 24-hour period to analyze the budgetary piece; however, the motion was rejected when put to a vote.\n\n\n

About the budget<\/h2>\n\n\nAccording to official data, the 2026 General State Budget estimates revenues of RD$1,342,258.2 million, equivalent to 15.5% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and a total expenditure of RD$1,622,833.4 million, which represents 18.7% of the GDP. This generates a fiscal deficit of 3.2% of the GDP, equivalent to RD$280,575.3 million.\n\nThe initiative contemplates a public investment of RD$215,284.7 million, equivalent to 2.5% of GDP, a figure that represents an increase compared to the initial budget approved for the year 2025.\n\nDespite the objections of the opposition, the project was sanctioned by the officialist majority and is ready for its enactment by the Executive Branch.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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