Given the imminent ‘rain of lawsuits’ that the no increase in toll rates In charge of the National Institute of Roads (Invías) and the National Infrastructure Agency (ANI), the Attorney General’s Office set off the alarms and expressed its concern about the many road transport infrastructure projects that could be put at risk.
The Public Ministry warned that the decision taken not to increase prices in 30 Invías stations and in 113 of the ANI by the National Government, It is a risk in the public management and finances of all Colombians.
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The Attorney General’s Office would ensure that it agrees with the financial analyzes carried out by Fedesarrollo against the fact that the non-adjustment of the rates, which for this year was 13 percent, will generate damage to the concessionaires of 1 billion pesos by 2023.
In addition, a fiscal deficit that could lead to an additional obligation for the State and all Colombians, to cover said resources until reaching a level of about 13.8 trillion pesos by 2040.
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Given the uncertainty, the First Delegate Attorney for Public Function Surveillance required Invías and ANI to explain what contingency plans they assumed to guarantee the economic balance of the contracts.
Likewise, the control entity requested responses on the steps that have been taken by the ANI to contribute the resources corresponding to the Contingency Fund for State Entities that, if they are not done, it could affect its liquidity.
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Calculations by the Ministry of Finance indicate that not increasing toll rates it will cost 800,000 million pesos in 2023. These resources would come from the budget addition that is being studied in the Congress of the Republic.
However, the National Government has not yet been clear in saying when and how it will reimburse these resources to the concessions that are being affected by the price freeze.
