The Presidency created a fund to channel resources to city governments nationwide. The Territorial Cohesion Fund will provide city governments with funds to carry out needed projects in their communities. Decree 249-19 provides the legal framework for the fund that will operate under the Presidency of the Republic.
The announcement of the fund comes shortly before the 2020 municipal elections. The municipal elections are scheduled for 16 February 2019. Some 3,849 elective posts will be decided, including the election of mayors in 158 municipalities nationwide. The 16 February election is estimated to cost RD$5 billion.
Municipal Law 166-03 establishes that 10% of the National Budget should be allotted to city government budgets. But the Medina administration every year has been allocating less of what is lawfully authorized to the city governments. The new fund would compensate for the lack of fulfillment of the law.
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Presidencia
Decreto 249-19
Diario Libre
Hoy
Diario Libre
10 July 2019