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House finance committee approves $13.06 billion substitute budget, sends measure to full House
Summary
The House Committee on Finance and Budget approved a substitute to Joint Resolution 624 on June 4, 2024, allocating $13,062 million for the next fiscal year. The committee recorded 11 votes in favor and five abstentions and instructed staff to prepare certification and the approved text for submission to the full House.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The House Committee on Finance and Budget approved a substitute to Joint Resolution 624 on Tuesday, voting to allocate $13,062 million from the state general fund for operating expenses across the executive, judicial and legislative branches.
The committee, meeting in a public final-consideration session, voted 11 in favor and five abstentions after the committee director read the circulated substitute and confirmed that no amendments had been filed in the required period. The director, Maritere Bagnetti, told the record the committee had circulated notice and the measure on June 3.
The committee—s presiding officer opened the session by outlining the process used to evaluate the governor—s draft and changes suggested by…
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