Congress: Commissions approve granting legislative powers to Dina Boluarte’s government

Congressional Commission on Economics and Decentralization approved this Wednesday the opinion according to which the executive branch is vested with the power to pass laws on measures aimed at promoting economic reactivation and modernizing the administration of the state.

Debate and voting took place at a joint meeting of both parliamentary groups, which was also attended by representatives of the IEF. legislators rosangela barbarian (FP) and Diana Gonzalez (Avanza País), presidents of the economics and decentralization groups, respectively, supported the content of the text.

A project proposed by the government Dina Boluarte it was approved in each of these groups by separate votes. V Economic Commission14 parliamentarians voted in favor, two opposed and three abstained, while in Decentralization, 13 voted in favor, two rejected and four abstained.

During the meeting, Barbaran stressed that of the 42 items on which the executive branch requested legislative authority, 33 were passed. The approved text states that the central government will have 90 calendar days to pass laws on issues that are the subject of delegated authority.

One of the items in the tax bracket is to change the General Sales Tax and Selective Tax Act to consider as an export the sale of metal produced by mining operations to national jewelry manufacturers for export. The executive branch can also exempt imports of goods from taxes for the implementation of the electric train project for Lima and Callao.

Dina Boluarte starts a dialogue

President Dina Boluarte called the leaders of political parties this Wednesday to “resolve the political and social crisis that the country is going through” at the Government Palace, the administration said on social media.

They added that the meeting also aims to “promote a space for dialogue and consensus” regarding the social and political situation that the country is experiencing in the national context and the international vision of this panorama.

“In this sense, [Dina Boluarte] sent an appropriate invitation to representatives of political organizations to hold meetings at the headquarters of the Government Palace, starting tomorrow, February 15, 2023.

From my side, Louis ValdesSecretary General of Alianza Para el Progreso (APP), confirmed that on Thursday morning he will visit the Government Palace along with the leader of his party, Cesar Acunato the appointment made by Dina Boluarte as part of her round of negotiations with various political groups.