The Chamber of Deputies authorized the governmental Banco de Reservas to issue loans for up to RD$1.2 billion to decentralized government entities and non-financial autonomous government entities to pay the 13th Christmas wage to their employees. The authorization covers social security system institutions and city governments. The money had been budgeted by these organizations, but apparently was spent for other purposes.
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MetroRD
5 December 2018
