{"id":498656,"date":"2026-01-27T17:47:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T21:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/francisco-pena-complains-about-the-limitations-faced-by-city-councils\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T17:47:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T21:47:24","slug":"francisco-pena-complains-about-the-limitations-faced-by-city-councils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/dominican-news\/francisco-pena-complains-about-the-limitations-faced-by-city-councils\/","title":{"rendered":"Francisco Pe\u00f1a complains about the limitations faced by city councils"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Santo Domingo.<\/strong>\u2013 The mayor of <strong>Santo Domingo Oeste<\/strong>, <strong>Francisco Pe\u00f1a<\/strong>, expressed his disagreement with the restrictions that, according to him, the law imposes on city councils for the management of their budgets, considering that these rules limit the capacity to respond to the real needs of the communities.<\/p>\n\n\nPe\u00f1a described the budgetary scheme as a \u201c<strong>straitjacket<\/strong>,\u201d explaining that local governments are obliged to allocate fixed percentages of their resources.\n\n<strong>\u201c25% on personnel, 31% on services, 5% on education and between 25% and 40% on investment. That&#8217;s a straitjacket,\u201d<\/strong> he stated.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/nacionales\/francisco-pena-anuncia-inversion\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"547604\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mayor Francisco Pe\u00f1a announces 100 million investment for asphalt in SDO<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe mayor complained that city councils cannot move resources from one line item to another according to the municipality&#8217;s urgencies. &#8220;<strong>If you cannot use the money where you need it, you cannot make a transfer from one chapter to another; you have to seek the approval of the council members, and that brings many consequences,&#8221;<\/strong> he stated.\n\nIn that sense, he questioned why the central government does not have the same limitations. <strong>\u201cThe government does not have those restrictions, and if it is said that we are local governments and so important, then why do they keep putting those obstacles in our way?\u201d<\/strong>, he wondered.\n\nPe\u00f1a also criticized the sanctions contemplated by the law for any minimal deviation in spending.\n\n<strong>\u201cIf you have 25% in personnel and spend 26%, that&#8217;s why they want to put you in jail for two years,\u201d<\/strong> he expressed, considering the penalties disproportionate to municipal responsibilities.\n\nPe\u00f1a insisted on the need to review the legal framework governing municipal administration, to allow for greater budgetary flexibility and more efficient management for the benefit of communities.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Entrevista a Francisco Pe\u00f1a | Despierta RD\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vPEfaAMFb8E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo.\u2013 The mayor of Santo Domingo Oeste, Francisco Pe\u00f1a, expressed his disagreement with the restrictions that, according to him, the law imposes on city councils for the management of their budgets, considering that these rules limit the capacity to respond to the real needs of the communities. 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