The Liga Municipal Dominicana (Dominican Municipal League), created by Law 49 in 1938 to manage, and advise municipal governments on what to do, is under attack in the Chamber of Deputies again. Deputy Ruddy Gonzalez told the chamber that given the current tendency to decentralize the government’s micro-management, as well as the new budget autonomy of the cities, the LMD is obsolete. Not only is it an outdated institution, the LMD also generates a large amount of expenditure in per diems, transportation and commissions. Gonzalez pointed out that each city council (ayuntamiento) now has its own consultant group, such as the City Planning Office, the City Legal Council and the City Public Relations Department. Finally, the deputy said that the task of overseeing the city’s handling of the money it receives from the central government could be carried out by the Chamber of Accounts and the General Controller’s Office.