The Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay, Raúl Latorre, expressed his interest in promoting in that country the creation of an agency similar to the Argentine Congressional Budget Office (OPC).
The idea of Latorre (ANP- Partido Colorado) was strengthened after a visit to the OPC headquarters to learn about its goals and operation, which he attended in the company of the Argentine deputy of La Libertad Avanza, Nicolás Mayoraz.
The OPC director, Gabriel Esterelles, had the opportunity to detail the work modality of the Office, the available resources and the mechanisms for the election of its authorities, among other central aspects of the institutional functioning.
Latorre visited Buenos Aires on Thursday, July 11 on behalf of the Parliament of Paraguay, a country that does not have an official body that makes budgetary information available to the legislature, as the OPC does.
From July 17-19, the Paraguayan city of Encarnación will host the XXVII National Seminar on Government Budgeting, which will be attended by officials, representatives of international organizations and scholars of various nationalities.
The OPC was invited to the event to present details of its organizational structure and operation.