Petro Meets with Key Lawmakers: Breakthrough Agreements Pave Way for SGP Reform
The Government agreed to reduce its offer of 46.5% to 39.5% transfer to territorial entities.
At this time, the reform of the Universal Participation System (SGP) is being discussed in the Congress of the Republic, which is the mechanism by which the national government transfers the resources necessary to provide basic education services to the municipalities, districts and departments. , health, water and basic sanitation (aqueducts and sewers).
This reform is essential to fulfill the promise of devolution, according to the 1991 Political Constitution, in order to return autonomy to the territorial entities. At present, the Nation transfers just over 20% of its current income (ICN) to them. The constitutional amendment presented by the national government, and which is in its sixth of eight debates in the Congress of the Republic, sought that the territorial entities would henceforth receive 46.5% of the ICN to improve the provision of services basic, without however. , and after discussions within Congress, the speakers of the project and the Government agreed to reduce the amount by seven points, that is, it will not be 46.5%, but 39.5%, and increase the application period from 10 to 10 12 years.
Several analysts and congressmen opposed the Government transferring 46.5% of the Nation’s Current Income to the territorial entities, because they argued that this figure would affect the Nation financially, a warning which the Government noticed in central, fortunately, and accepts that it was 39.5%. However, congressmen like Angelica Lozano and Paloma Valencia did not agree.
Angelica Lozano, from the Green Alliance, proposed that it be 37.5%, given that a few more points would make public funding unsustainable.
For her part, the senator from the Democratic Center, Paloma Valencia, believes that even if the Government’s proposal reduces fiscal pressure, it continues to create a gap in the Nation’s general budget. “We would go from a gap of 881 billion in 12 years, to one of 503 billion,” he asserted.
Some agreements have been considered between President Petro and the speakers of this measure, which will be discussed in the new debate in the Congress of the Republic.
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