The law that sought to settle debts accumulated by the State with contractors since 1996 remains in a constitutional limbo after being vetoed by President Luis Abinader, while Congress simultaneously reviewed and approved a new piece of legislation on the same subject, but with slight modifications. The constitutional conflict arises because the original bill, approved and enacted into law by the Chamber of Deputies on January 12, 2016, is still…
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The law that sought to settle debts accumulated by the State with contractors since 1996 remains in a constitutional limbo after being vetoed by President Luis Abinader, while Congress simultaneously reviewed and approved a new piece of legislation on the same subject, but with slight modifications. The constitutional conflict arises because the original bill, approved and enacted into law by the Chamber of Deputies on January 12, 2016, is still…