The ruling PLD party, which holds the majority in Congress, has approved 39 legislative bills in the first year of the Medina administration. The National Budget sent by the Executive Branch, three loans, and contracts for several projects, internal and international bond issues and a tax reform also approved all together add up to RD$688.558 billion. The government approved these resources as well other initiatives including the Reconversion Law for Credit Facilities granted by the BanReservas to other government entities. The RD$530 billion peso budget was approved for 2013, allocating 4% of GDP to Education.
According to Pedro Germosen of Hoy newspaper, the loan packages that were passed totaled US$253 million or about RD$10.6 billion pesos. The Inter-American Development Bank, the Korean Export-Import Bank, and the Central American Bank of Economic Integration were the main agents involved. Congress also approved major construction projects for roads and bridges, mostly in the east and Santo Domingo. The bonds and the Reconversion issues were approved by Congress and authorized the President to negotiate with Banco de Reservas for rescheduling the public debt.