BUDGET Decree 1876/91

Bs. As., 16/9/91

VISIO Bill No. 23.990, adopted on 28 August 1991, and communicated by the HONORABLE CONGRESS OF NATION for the purposes provided for in article 69 of the NATIONAL CONSTITUTION, and

CONSIDERING:

Article 39 of the above-mentioned project states that for the alleged agreements on the transfer of services to the provinces and municipalities, the credits allocated to them in this budget shall be transferred.

That the idea of decentralization of health, education and family benefits responds, on the one hand, to the criterion of activating the federalization of the country, giving provincial governments the possibility of driving, from the nearest instances, the needs of their governors.

On the other hand, efforts are made to ensure that benefits in such priority areas as those identified can be improved in terms of the quality of service that is provided, taking advantage of the most direct knowledge of the environment in which they are developed.

That the transfers to be made according to the propitiated text take place at a time when there is a greater perception of resources by the provinces.

That, as a result of the Act No. 23.548, a new federal partnership regime has been established, the provinces have been given greater financial resources, thereby reducing the participation of the National Government.

That from the analysis of the successive laws of participation (Nros. 14.788, 20.221, and 23.548) it arises that the variation of the participation of the national taxes, was from the VEINTIOCHO BY CIENTO (28 %) in the first of the mentioned legal texts of the CUARENTA and OCHO and MEDIO by CIENTO (48.5 %) and of the CINCUENTA and SEIS with SES

That this increased participation is considerably accentuated, from the increased revenue from generalization and the increase in VAT tax.

That the fiscal effort of the IMPOSTITIVE GENERAL DIRECTION has been directed at an increasing proportion towards this tax and others linked to it, equally subject to the co-participation regime.

In accordance with these circumstances, the growth of provincial revenues from the federal partnership makes it possible to implement the process of transfer of services as a function of the financing capacity of each of the levels of government.

That article 43 of the legal text that is analyzed, fixed in TREINTA MIL AUSTRALES (A 30,000) by obtained vote, the contribution established by article 46 of Law No. 23.298, Organic of the Political Parties.

That in the current state of economic emergency, the amount resulting from the application of the said contribution by unity generates sums that in these circumstances appear to be unreasonable and contrary to the principle of austerity that the government's economic plan is determined to privilege.

That the propitiated amount equivalent to TRES DOLARES ESTADOUNIDENSES (U$ 3) per vote obtained is unduly excessive, given that in the 1989 election event, where the highest authorities of the current government were elected, the amount allocated for the same concept. Taken at an average value of 1991, up to a figure close to the SETENTA CENTAVOS DE DOLARES ESTADOUNIDENSES (U$S 0.70).

That therefore, it is appropriate to make use of the powers conferred on the NATIONAL EXECUTIVE PODER by article 72 of the NATIONAL CONSTITUTION.

Therefore,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE ARGENTINA NATION

RIGHT:

Article 1 Artículo Note articles 39 and 43 of the draft law, which is number 23,990. Art. 2° . Please refer to draft law 23.990, except for the articles set out in the preceding article. Art. 3° . Contact, post, give to the National Directorate of the Official Register and archvese. . MENEM. . Domingo F. Cavallo.

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