Weekly Report - 22 September 2011 (WR-11-38)

BOLIVIA | Budget amendment. On 6 September the plenary of the Bolivian senate approved an amendment to the 2011 budget (PGE), ratifying earlier changes by the chamber of deputies. The vote added Bol$3.27bn (US$457.21m) to budget expenditure, a quarter of which will go towards public works, including US$40m for the roads administration (ABC) for the upkeep of the so-called vital road links network (RVF).