Congress passed to the Executive Branch for signing the bill with the new rules intended to correct distortions in public administration wages. The bill had been passed in Congress at the end of the Fernandez administration, but was vetoed by former President Fernandez on grounds that it did not indicate the sources of funds for complying with the law.
In addition to leveling wages in the public administration, the bill limits the use of government-paid credit cards to the President and Vice President of the Republic, the presidents of the Chamber of Deputies and Congress, the president of the Supreme Court of Justice and the heads of the various Constitutional bodies.
It establishes the maximum salary for the President of the Republic at RD$450,000, for members of the Senate, the Deputies Chamber, the Supreme Court of Justice and the Constitutional Court at RD$400,000, the Higher Electoral Court judges are capped at RD$375,000, the Audit Chamber at RD$350,000, ministers, the Attorney General, the Legal Advisor to the Executive Board and the General Controller will receive RD$300,000 and the Public Defender RD$250,000. The law also has limits on other expenses, and carries penalties for violations of the law.
The implementation of the law would be responsibility of the Ministry of Public Administration (MAP) and Minister Ramon Ventura Camejo. Ventura has said the law will contribute to strengthen public institutions.