Assembly approves constitutional amendment making the number of kilometers of roads a criterion for the distribution of resources among provincial governments
Published on January 19, 2021
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Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn On Sunday, with 95 votes in favor, 32 negative and 3 abstentions, the Plenary Assembly approved the amendment to Article 272 of the Constitution so that the number of existing, planned and projected kilometers of rural roads corresponding to the territory of each autonomous provincial government, is now one of the […]
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