Next year, the Dominican government is proposing to spend US$88 billion on social programs, mainly in the health and education fields, as part of its RD$225 billion budget. The projected budget currently being worked on by the Budget Office will be RD$36 billion more than the 2005 budget. In spite of the increase in social spending, in the past social programs have been affected by internal political situations and external issues such as inflationary processes that have reduced their impact. According to these figures, printed in Hoy, RD$55 billion will be set aside to pay foreign debts, and capital expenditures will total RD$40 billion. The budget will benefit from foreign programs already underway and whose money is destined to specific high priority programs. The government expects to pull in RD$180 billion in taxes this coming year, and receive RD$40.0 billion from foreign sources.