The Judiciary asked ¢ 14,594 million to implement new laws passed by the Legislature, according to the bill of regular budget for 2017 studied by the Financial Affairs Committee of Congress.
The total budget requested by the Judiciary amounts to ¢ 421 billion, which means there is an increase of 4.9% compared to 2016.
According to Zarela Villanueva, President of the Supreme Court of Justice, without the new obligations, the spending plan increases 1.6%.
Of the total amount asked for the implementation of new laws, ¢ 8.820 million will be for Labor Procedural Reform, approved by the Legislative Assembly on December 14, 2015.
According to Villanueva, the money is intended to create 34 new positions for judges, infrastructure, building construction, computer equipment, training, public services and expert opinions.
The rest of the resources requested by the Judiciary will go to the Law against Organized Crime (¢ 3,499 million), the Act against Abductions and Disappearances of Minors (¢ 1,815 million) and the Civil Reform (¢ 457 million).
The draft for national budget amounts to nearly ¢ 9 billion, 12% more than for 2016, including expenses for amortization of public debt.
The Financial Affairs Committee is making hearings with the heads of all public institutions to discuss the budget requested by each of them.
This legislative body should dictate the project before October 31st and the plenary will approve it on November 30th.