LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY-REPUBLIC OF EL SALVADOR ____________________________________________________________________

DECREE NO 954

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC OF EL SALVADOR, WHEREAS: I. That by Legislative Decree No. 866 dated November 20, 2014, published in the Official Journal

No. 229, Volume No. 405 of 8 December of that same year, the Budget Law for the financial year 2015 was voted on. a value of FOUR THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THREE MILLION TEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND SIXTY 00/100 DOLLARS FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US$4,823,010,660.00).

II. That currently there are urgent and unpostponed needs in different Institutions of the Sector

Public, which amount to a sum of 10 BILLION DOLLARS FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US$ 10,000,000.00) and that due to the The difficult situation of the public finances does not have budgetary allocations within their respective budgets, which are required to serve in order to contribute to the fulfillment of their goals and institutional purposes.

III. That in accordance with the provisions of Art. 226 of the Constitution of the Republic, the Ramo de Hacienda

as responsible for the management of Public Finance, has identified in the available budget allocations from the Ramo de Economy, an additional saving of TEN MILLION US DOLLARS FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US$ 10,000,000.00) in the payment of the Liquefied Gas Subsidy, product of the reduction of the international prices of fuels, which can be used to finance the related needs.

IV. That with the purpose that the different institutions of the Public Sector have the resources

adequate budget to meet their institutional demands, it is required to carry out in the Law of the current Budget, a Transfer The Supreme Electoral Tribunal is increased with two hundred and forty thousand $100 dollars from the United States of America. (US$ 240,000.00); in the part corresponding to the transfer for the National Registry of the Natural Persons; the Presidency of the Republic with FIVE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED 00/100 US DOLLARS FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US$5,780.700.00); the Foreign Relations with FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED 00/100 UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$ 518,900.00); the Office of the Prosecutor General of the Republic with a MILLION FIVE HUNDRED AND FORTY-THREE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND 00/100 DOLLARS FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US$1,543,800.00) and the Ramo de Agricultura y Ganadería ONE MILLION NINE HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED 00/100 U.S. DOLLARS DE AMERICA (US$1,916,600.00), totaling 10 MILLION DOLLARS USD (US$ 10,000,000.00); and decreases in the Economy Ministry, the Budget Unit 08 Support to Other Entities, Labor Line 03 Financing of Liquefied Gas Subsidy, with the amount of 10 MILL/100 U.S. dollars from the United States of America (US$ 10,000,000.00).

FOR TANTO,

in use of its Constitutional powers and on the initiative of the President of the Republic, through the

Minister of Finance.

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DECCRETA: Art. 1.- In the current Budget Law, Section -A GENERAL BUDGET OF THE STATE, the following modifications are introduced:

A) In section III-EXPENSES, it is reinforced with an amount of US$ 10,000,000 the allocations of different Public Administration Institutions, as well:

0300 SUPREME ELECTORAL COURT

4. Budget Allocation by Pool, Financing Source, and Economic Destination, the Grouping Rubro is strengthened, as follows:

Budget Unit and Budget Encryption

Working Line

56 Transfers

Streams

Expenses

Streams 03 Support for Adkrit Entities and Electoral Management 240,000 240,000

2015 -0300-1-03-01-21-1 General Fund

National Registry of Natural Persons 240,000 240,000

Total 240,000 240,000

0500 REPUBLIC OF THE REPUBLIC

4. Budget Allocation by Grouping, Financing Source, and Economic Destination, the Grouping Rubro is strengthened, as follows:

Budget Unit and Budget Encryption

Working Line 54

Acquisitions of Goods and Services

Expenses

Currents

01 Institutional Management and Administration 500,000 500,000

2015 -0500-1-01-02-21-1 General Fund General Administration 500,000 500,000

03 Secretariat of Governance and Communications 1,500,000 1,500,000

2015 -0500-1-03-01-21-1 General Fund Governance 1,500,000 1,500,000 04 Secretariat of Social Inclusion 3,500,000 3,500,000

2015 -0500-3-04-04-21-1 General Fund City Programme Women 3,500,000 3,500,000 06 Secretariat of Culture 280,700 280,700

2015 -0500-3-06-02-21-1 General Fund National Cultural Services 205,700 205,700 05-21-1 General Fund Compliance with Case Judgment

Massacre and Aledanos 75,000 75,000 Places

Total 5,780,700 5,780,700

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EXTERNAL RELATIONS BRANCH

4. Budget Allocation by Grouping, Financing Source, and Economic Destination, the Grouping Rubro is strengthened, so:

Budget Unit and Budget Encryption

Line of Work

54 Purchases of Goods and Services

Expenses

Current 02 Diplomatic, Consular and Salvadoran Service in the

Exterior

518,900 518,900 2015 -0800-1-02-02-21-1 General Fund Consular Representations 518,900 518,900

Total 518,900 518,900

1700 ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC

4. Budget Allocation by Grouping, Financing Source, and Economic Destination, the Grouping Rubro is strengthened, as follows:

Budget Unit and Budget Encryption

Working Line 54

Acquisitions of Goods and Services

Expenses

Currents

02 Defense of Society Interests 600,000 600,000 2015 -1700-2-02-01-21-1 General Fund Crimes Against Society 600,000 600,000 03Defence of the Interests of the State 943,800 943,800 2015 -1700-2-03-01-21-1 General Fund Legal Actions to the State 943,800 943,800

Total 1,543,800 1,543,800

4200 AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK FARMING

4. Budget Allocation by Pool, Financing Source, and Economic Destination, Grouping Rubro is strengthened, as follows:

Budget Unit and Budget Encryption

Line of Work

54 Procurement of Goods and Services

Expenses of

Capital 11 Family Agriculture Plan and Rural Entrepreneurship

1,916,600 1,916,600

2015 -4200-4-11-01-22-1 General Fund Food and Nutrition Security 364,154 364,154 02-22-1 General Fund Productive Chain 958,300 958,300 03-22-1 General Fund Agricultural Innovation 536,648 536,648 04-22-1 General Fund Liaison with Industry and Trade 57.498 57,498

Total 1,916,600 1,916,600

5. List of Public Investment Projects

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The Public Investment Project Code 5562 "Family Farming Support Project (PAAF), BCIE Loan N ° 2077" is reinforced with the amount of US$ 1,916,600 corresponding to the General Fund, allotments of the same as:

Physical Meta Funding Source Project Code

Geographic Location

End Date

Project Monto

11 Family Farming Plan and Emprendursurism Rural 2,973,210

01 Food and Nutrition Security 567,899

5562 Project Family Farming Support (PAAF), BCIE Loan No. 2077

General Fund

351,593 Producers

At National Level Dec ./ 2015 567,899

02 Productive Chaining 1,640,110

5562 Support Project Family Agriculture (PAAF), BCIE Loan No. 2077

General Fund

12,367 Producers

At National Level Dec ./ 2015 1,640,110

03 Agricultural Innovation 707,688

5562 Project Support for Agriculture Family (PAAF), BCIE Loan No. 2077

General Fund

8,311 Producers

A National Level Dec ./ 2015 707,688

04 Liaison with Industry and Trade 57.513

5562 Family Farming Support Project (PAAF), BCIE Loan No. 2077

General Fund

2,350 Producers

At Level National Dec ./ 2015 57.513

Total 2,973,210

B) In Section B. SPECIAL BUDGETS, B. 1 NON-BUSINESS DECENTRALIZED INSTITUTIONS, increase the specific source of income and expense allocations that are indicate, with the following amounts:

0301 NATIONAL REGISTRATION OF NATURAL PERSONS

B. Revenue

Current Income 240,000

16 Current Transfers

162 Public Sector Current Transfers

1620300 Supreme Electoral Tribunal 240,000 Total 240,000

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4. Budget Allocation by Pool, Financing Source, and Economic Destination, the Grouping items are strengthened, as follows:

Budget Unit and Budget Encryption

Line of Work

54 Asset acquisitions and

Services

61 Investments in Assets

Fixed

Expenses

Currents

Expenses of

Capital

Total

02 Registration and Identification of Natural Persons

200,000 40,000 200,000 40,000 40,000

2015 -0301-1-02-01-21-1 General Fund Registration and Identification

of Natural Persons 200,000

200,000 200,000 22-1 General Fund 40,000 40,000 40,000

Total 200,000 40,000 200,000 40,000 40,000

C) The resources with which allocations are strengthened Previously mentioned for US$ 10,000,000, they will be diminished of the Economy Ramo, Budget Unit 08 Support to Other Entities, Line of Work 03 Financing of Liquefied Gas Subsidy, Heading 56 Current Transfers, General Fund.

Art. 2.- This Decree will take effect from the day of your Published in the Official Journal.

GIVEN IN THE BLUE HALL OF THE LEGISLATIVE PALACE: San Salvador at the eighteen days of the month of March of the year two thousand fifteen.

OTHON SIGFRIDO REYES MORALES,

PRESIDENT. ENRIQUE ALBERTO LUIS VALDES SOTO, GUILLERMO ANTONIO GALLEGOS NAVARRETE, FIRST VICE PRESIDENT. SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT.

JOSÉ FRANCISCO MERINO LÓPEZ, LORENA GUADALUPE PEÑA MENDOZA, THIRD VICE PRESIDENT. FOURTH VICE-PRESIDENT.

CARLOS ARMANDO REYES RAMOS,

FIFTH VICE PRESIDENT. GUILLERMO FRANCISCO MATA BENNETT, MANUEL VICENTE MENJÍVAR ESQUIVEL, FIRST SECRETARY. SECOND SECRETARY. SANDRA MARLENE SALGADO GARCIA, JOSE RAFAEL MACHUCA ZELAYA, THIRD SECRETARY. FOURTH SECRETARY. IRMA LOURDES PALACIOS VÁSQUEZ, ERNESTO ANTONIO ANGULO MILLA, FIFTH SECRETARY. SIXTH SECRETARY. FRANCISCO JOSE ZABLAH SAFIE, JOSE SERAFIN ORANTES RODRIGUEZ, SEVENTH SECRETARY. EIGHTH SECRETARY.

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PRESIDENTIAL HOUSE: San Salvador, at twenty-three days of the month of March of the year two thousand fifteen. PUBQUIESE,

Salvador Sánchez Cerén, President of the Republic.

Juan Ramón Carlos Enrique Cáceres Chávez, Minister of Finance D. O. Nº 56 Tomo Nº 406 Date: March 23, 2015 SV/adar 28-04-2015