Central Bank Governor Jose Lois Malkun told reporters that International Monetary Fund money would not be used in the electoral campaign. Hoy reports that Lois Malkun stated that the IMF agreement will be fulfilled “without worrying about the political consequences that this implies.” Lois Malkun was interviewed at the Presidential Palace, where he announced the “serious obligation” that the government has undertaken with the IMF will entail an integrated fiscal reform package for presentation to Congress. He said these reforms would be furthermore discussed during a workshop in April with the participation of the private sector. When Lois Malkun was asked about the reports emanating from Wall Street market analysts and other financial centers about the prospect of IMF funds being spent on the presidential campaign, the Central Bank governor told reporters that “every penny that is spent here, every use of resources from every source, is totally supervised by IMF officials. The Fund is here permanently.”