The Legislative Administration Council admitted for processing President Daniel Noboa's second urgent economic bill, focused on comprehensively transforming the National Public Procurement System, considered one of the most vulnerable to corrupt practices and administrative inefficiencies.
The document was submitted by the Executive on May 27, 2025, and unanimously approved by the Legislative Administration Council two days later, fulfilling all constitutional and legal requirements governing bills with urgent economic status. This institutional support clearly reflects a political will on the part of the ruling party and other blocs to address a problem that has historically hindered the country's development.
The Economic Development Commission, chaired by legislator Valentina Centeno, will be responsible for thoroughly analyzing the proposal and preparing the report for the first debate in the National Assembly Plenary. This process will be carried out within a period of ten days, as established by law, while citizens may submit comments during the first five days, thus promoting active democratic participation and greater social oversight of legislative decisions.
The Organic Law on Innovation and Strengthening of Public Management aims to address at the root the structural failures of the current public procurement system, plagued by rigidity, discretion, lack of transparency, and cost overruns, which have caused multimillion-dollar losses for the State and eroded public trust.
