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BUDGET 2025, MIGRATION AND BORDER SECURITY WITH VENEZUELA KEY TOPICS OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS.
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General Budget 2025, migration and border security with Venezuela, key topics of the Council of Ministers
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At the meeting, which was headed by President Gustavo Petro Urrego at the Casa de Nariño, the national budget was widely discussed and an evaluation was made of expenses in key sectors such as education, health, infrastructure and social programs.
Bogotá, July 30, 2024
The general national budget for 2025, migration and border security with Venezuela were the main topics addressed at the Council of Ministers that took place at the Casa de Nariño and was headed by President Gustavo Petro Urrego.
The Council discussed at length the national budget, filed in the Congress of the Republic, and made an evaluation of the expenses in key sectors such as education, health, infrastructure and social programs.
It should be remembered that yesterday the Government, through the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, filed in the Congress of the Republic the draft General Budget of the Nation for 2025, for a total amount of $523 billion, which represents 29.4% of the national GDP.
The initiative, called ‘Economic Reactivation with Social Justice and Environmental Justice’ is $20.41 billion (3.29%) higher than the approved budget for 2024, which amounted to $502.59 billion.
The Government is committed to optimizing the use of public resources, guaranteeing transparency and efficiency in each project financed with State resources.
Likewise, the Head of State and the entire Cabinet referred to the situation in Venezuela, a topic on which an analysis was made of the economic situation of the neighboring country, which continues to have significant repercussions in Colombia, especially in terms of migration and border security.
The Council of Ministers discussed strategies to strengthen international cooperation, as well as measures to support Venezuelans who have arrived in Colombian territory in search of better living conditions.
It was reaffirmed that transparency is the path to peace in Venezuela, while seeking sustainable and coordinated solutions with the international community.