Several topics that will be analyzed by the deputies in the Second Ordinary Period of Sessions of the National Assembly of People’s Power, in its X Legislature, convened starting December 20; were examined by the Council of State in its ordinary session this Tuesday headed by the head of this body, Esteban Lazo Hernández, and with the participation, in the National Capitol, of the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, and the Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cross.
As part of the agenda of the meeting, the members of the Council of State evaluated the draft laws of the Military Prosecutor’s Office, Public Health, the System for Attention to People’s Complaints and Petitions, and the State Budget for the year 2024; proposals for regulatory provisions that, after the development of the corresponding legislative process, will be submitted next week for consideration by the Cuban Parliament.
On the other hand, the members of this body approved the decree law «Amendment of Law 157 “On the State Budget for the year
2023″”, dated December 12, 2022, which outlines a proposal to adjust the State Budget for the current year andAs a result, an increase in the fiscal deficit approved by law is estimated, which affects the amount of public debt.
Vladimir Regueiro Ale, Minister of Finance and Prices (MFP), explained that this proposal was presented by the Executive Committee of the Council of Ministers, at the request of the MFP, taking into account the limitations of financial resources of the State Budget to support the demands of expenses in the budgeted and business sectors, as well as the effects on the collection of income.
Finally, The head of Justice, Oscar Manuel Silvera Martínez, – together with the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Commission of the National Assembly – reported on compliance with the Legislative Schedule and the proposals to update this textwhich will be presented to the supreme body of State power.
Among the main challenges of the legislative process, Silvera Martínez mentioned “guaranteeing the quality of the proposals through strict compliance with the Constitution and the Legislative Schedule, coherence in the legal system, high scientific rigor and social consensus” and correctly complying with the President’s instructions. of the Republic that allow popular participation in legislative activity, with specialized consultations, publication on the official websites of the rapporteur institution and consultation with experts in Marxism. Likewise, she insisted on the importance of eliminating the deficiencies that remain in planning and compliance with the schedules for developing the standards.
