The National Budget Office announced it will disburse the December allotment to private institutions that have not received their subsidies since November. The delays in payments affect several of the nation’s most prestigious charity organizations. Luis Ernesto Perez Cuevas of the Budget Office said he authorized the payment of the December allotments. He said he will do so for January also as soon as the request is received from the Ministry of Public Health. He said his department has not been responsible for the delays in the disbursements. He attributed the problems to the technical and administrative bureaucracy of the Ministry of Public Health.
