The third Government Council meeting declared the Corporación Dominicana de Electricidad (CDE) in a “state of emergency” and increased its government subsidy, with an additional RD$100 million. The purpose of so declaring the CDE is to solve once and for all the electricity shortage in the country. Other important measures taken by the Government Council were an increase for public sector pensioners bringing their pensions up to RD$1,014 and the allocation of US$26 million to repair various hospitals in Santo Domingo including the Padre Billini and the Luis E. Aybar.