Arévalo says he is not worried about the actions brought against the budget expansion

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Arévalo says he is not worried about the actions brought against the budget expansion

At least four requests for constitutional protection have been filed with the CC against the budget increase approved by Congress.

The CC must hear appeals filed against the budget increase. (Photo Prensa Libre: B. García)

The President Bernardo Arevalo He says he is not worried about the injunctions that seek to stop the budget expansion. In his opinion, these actions will not prosper in the Constitutional Court.

“We know deputies in the Congress of the Republic “who have no qualms about lying blatantly,” said the president Arevalo to the deputies who claim that there were monetary offers so that in the last plenary session the bill would be approved extension to the general budget for more than Q14.4 billion.

According to the president, many deputies “feel pain” not being able to continue scamming the population.

“We are removing these mechanisms as a matter of principle and this is precisely what hurts this group of people who assume these political functions for scam the people and that they have been doing it with impunity for a long time and that now they regret not being able to continue doing so,” the president said.

Arévalo assured that he has not yet received from the Congress the expansion project, but once it is in place, it will be approved for publication in the official journal and entry into force.

Likewise, he said he was sure that the protections before the Constitutional Court They have “neither head nor tail” to stop the recently approved project.

“The amparos do not interrupt the legal process that we are seeing and we have to see who is promoting them. They are promoted precisely by the same actors who have been operating in favor of corruption and preventing the national budget money from being used.” will reach the people of Guatemala“, said Arévalo.

The executive justified that, with the budget expansion, will implement other measures to reduce the cost of living of Guatemalans, including a credit program for farmers.