The National Senate yesterday, 23 August 2017, fast-tracked a bill that provides significant wage increases and other benefits and increases the Senate budget in the 2018 National Budget to US$2.6 billion. The initiative was presented by president of the Senate Reinaldo Pared Pérez (PLD-National District). The senators had done the same in 2016, in time for the preparation of the 2017 National Budget.
Morning talk show hosts observed upon reading about the increase that the country would be better off without the very costly 32 senators.
24 August 2017
