The Paraguayan government began the month of July with a series of modifications to the 2026 General Budget of the Nation (PGN) totaling more than USD 284.8 million, equivalent to approximately G. 1.7 trillion. Of this amount, 83% (USD 236.1 million) corresponds to budgetary increases allocated to various public entities.
The presidential decrees approved in the first week of the month benefit institutions such as the National Secretariat for the Administration of Seized and Commissioned Assets (Senabico), which received an additional G. 14 billion for non-personnel services and investments. The Ministry of Public Health was one of the biggest beneficiaries, with reprogramming and increases totaling more than G. 561 billion for the purchase of reagents, medicines, and medical supplies.
The National Electricity Administration (ANDE), Paraguay's state electricity utility, obtained an increase of G. 382.4 billion for the construction of public works. Meanwhile, the Presidency of the Republic redirected more than G. 4 billion to the National Council of Science and Technology (Conacyt), destined for technological and business innovation projects financed with a loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
Educational institutions were also included. The National University of Asunción and the National University of Caaguazú received funds to cover internet, travel, building maintenance, and fuel. The National Audiovisual Institute of Paraguay and the National Institute of Higher Education obtained funds for film incentive programs and infrastructure repairs.
Other bodies that received increases include the National Council of Higher Education (Cones), the Ministry of Public Works and Communications, the Ministry of Children and Adolescents, the National Development Bank (BNF), and the National Statistics Institute (INE). The resources are intended for salary payments, debt amortization, fuel, food, and social projects.
These changes follow Decree 6120 from May, which established measures to optimize and prioritize spending to reinforce the state's financial sustainability.