The parties received 14 million in subsidies in the summer,

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The parties represented in the Congress of Deputies received nearly 14 million euros in subsidies during the months of July, August and September. The figure would not be extraordinary in other circumstances: it was revealed by the Official State Gazette this Thursday with two resolutions that corresponded to the annual state subsidies "to meet the ordinary operating expenses" for the political formations represented in the Lower House. These aids are received by all parties with deputies on a monthly basis. Read more: "When governments differ, people die," says the WHO about the new confinement in Madrid A resolution is responsible for quantifying the aid that the parties received this summer based on the concept of "financing for political parties " present in the General State Budgets, which have been extended for four years.



The other resolution addresses another concept: the "annual allocation to political parties to cover security expenses." For the first concept—party financing—the organizations received 13,176,035 euros between July and September , while for the second—security expenses—the subsidies amounted to 676,550 euros. In total, 13,852,585 euros, close Middle East Phone Number List to 14 million. The numbers stand out, however, given what 2020 and this coronavirus pandemic are implying for parliamentary management. So far this year, only one organic law has been approved , three laws, and 31 royal decree laws have been processed, a number - the number of royal decree laws - greater than that processed in the last 10 years.







Read more: A report warns that two out of three European companies researching a cure for COVID-19 have never shared clinical trial results as required by the EU The difference between a royal decree and a royal decree law is that the former are regulations and the latter have the status of law, which is why they have to be validated in the Plenary Session of Congress. As of today, there are still 4 royal decree laws pending validation and one—on the use of the remnants of the town councils by the Treasury—ended up being repealed in the first major parliamentary defeat of the coalition government. Experts demand more legal instruments to confront the pandemic To get an idea of ​​how the Government has adopted the decree route to legislate and regulate during the pandemic, it is enough to remember that the declaration of the first state of alarm on March 14 due to the health crisis was.