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COSTA RICA: JUDICIAL DECISION COULD ENDANGER FUND FOR SOCIAL PROGRAMS.

Publication: NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs
Publication Date: 04-JUL-02 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
By Isis Campo

[The author is a staff writer for Inforpress Centroamericana, published in Guatemala]

A ruling from Costa Rica's Constitutional Court may endanger the budgets of several social programs, particularly those directed toward children, technical education, and senior citizens. The May 22 ruling allows the government to disregard laws mandating that fixed percentages of the budget be destined for specific programs. The court has not published the rationale for its decision.

Forty-three laws mandate percentage-based appropriations for programs ranging from child protection and road and housing construction to education and environmental projects.

In practice, former administrations have often bypassed these laws and submitted budgets that included less money than the percentage indicated. Several programs filed suit against the Treasury Ministry claiming that they were entitled to additional money. On three previous occasions, the court ruled in favor of the programs.

In May 2001, the court ordered the treasury to...

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