El DA destinará 25 millones de pesos adicionales en subsidios de combustible para agricultores

El Departamento de Agricultura distribuirá una ayuda adicional de 25 millones de pesos en combustible a al menos 5.000 agricultores.

El Departamento de Agricultura planea liberar los fondos adicionales además de una asignación anterior de 150 millones de pesos y un programa de asistencia mayor de 10 mil millones de pesos. El portavoz del departamento, Arnel de Mesa, dijo el 3 de junio que el Departamento de Presupuesto y Gestión había emitido una orden de liberación de asignación especial de 25 millones de pesos. La distribución podrá comenzar una vez que se libere el efectivo. De Mesa destacó la urgencia, señalando que los agricultores se encuentran actualmente preparando la tierra y estableciendo cultivos, un período en el que el uso de maquinaria es alto. Añadió que los 150 millones de pesos iniciales son insuficientes y que el departamento había solicitado otros 30 mil millones de pesos para abordar los crecientes costos vinculados a los acontecimientos en Oriente Medio. Las audiencias del Senado sobre solicitudes relacionadas se han visto interrumpidas por cambios recientes en el liderazgo y otros eventos.

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