The staging of the rescheduled municipal elections on Sunday, 15 March 2020 is said to cost Dominican taxpayers RD$1,578 million, according to the budget approved for the event by the Budget Agency. The Medina administration has said that RD$753 million will be available for distribution to political parties participating in the event.
As reported in El Dia, the elections have cost the government more than RD$4 billion, of which RD$1,008 million were allocated to purchase the now discard e-voting devices.
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El Dia
11 March 2020