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The Finance and Special Budget Committee, in compliance with its constitutional role of ensuring the state’s financial stability, approved the reform that allows for an increase in Treasury allocations in the 2025 Budget by a total of US$149,625,000.
The main purpose of this budget reinforcement will be to cover state obligations established in Article 2 of Legislative Decree No. 20 of may 22, 2024.
According to the explanatory statement submitted by the Ministry of Finance to the Committee, this reform will allow for “strengthening Treasury allocations… with the purpose of providing budgetary coverage for state obligations”, especially those that require financing through the issuance or enforcement of credit securities. The october 13, 2025, session highlighted the importance of using these resources responsibly to ensure creditor confidence and national macroeconomic stability.
The Minister of Finance explained to the deputies that the use of this budget reinforcement will be monitored and audited, ensuring its exclusive use is for the payment of legal obligations and prior financial commitments of the salvadoran State. “The reinforcement is a budgetary regulation instrument, not an increase in spending without a technical basis. Every dollar will be justified and subject to audit”, said the minister of Finance.
Members of the committee agreed that the authorization to manage funds through the issuance of securities grants flexibility to financial administration, but also imposes monitoring and control challenges. Therefore, they insisted on the transparency of the processes and the periodic publication of reports on the execution of the funds.
The approved resolution moves forward to the full Legislative Assembly, where it will be put to a vote. If ratified, the State will have key financial tools to honor its commitments and guarantee the continuity of essential public services during the next fiscal year.
With this decision, the Finance Committee reaffirms its fundamental role in the design and safeguarding of public finances, promoting—in the words of one of the representatives during the session—“the efficient, responsible, and transparent management of State resources for the benefit of all salvadorans”.
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