Introduction
In an effort to bolster the financial resources available for public security tasks at the municipal level, senators and federal deputies from the PAN (National Action Party) and MC (Movement for Peace, Movement, Refoundation) are advocating for reforms to the Ley General del Sistema Nacional de Seguridad Pública (General Law of the National Public Security System) and the Ley de Coordinación Fiscal (Fiscal Coordination Law).
PAN’s Proposal
According to the PAN senators, it is crucial to promote municipal public security through the design and presentation of an annual budgetary suitability program based on planning, foresight, and redistributive, equitable, and federalist principles.
The PAN’s initiative aims to reform fraction III of article 33 in the Ley General del Sistema Nacional de Seguridad Pública, focusing on municipal public security. The proposed reform would establish that the National Security Public Conference will have, among other minimum functions:
“Promote the development and strengthening of departments responsible for municipal public security through the design and presentation of an annual budgetary suitability program based on planning, foresight, redistributive, equitable, and federalist principles, as well as transparency of the budgetary resources of the federal contributions allocated for public security strengthening and crime prevention.”
MC’s Proposal
The MC project proposes amending article 37 of the Ley de Coordinación Fiscal to direct half of the Fondo de Aportaciones para el Fortalecimiento de los Municipios y de las Demarcaciones Territoriales de la Ciudad de México (Fund for Strengthening Municipalities and Territorial Demarcations of Mexico City)—in accordance with article 21 of the Constitution and the National Model of Police and Civil Justice approved by the National Security Public Council—towards strengthening municipal police forces.
Context and Impact
The current crisis of insecurity and violence in Mexico has led the central government’s strategy to determine most efforts and outcomes, as they are linked to homicides, executions, and armed confrontations between security forces and civilians related to federal jurisdiction crimes, as stated in the exposition of motives.
By focusing on municipal public security, these proposed reforms aim to distribute resources more equitably and ensure that local governments have the necessary tools to tackle crime effectively. This shift in strategy could lead to improved public safety and a reduction in violent incidents at the community level.
Key Questions and Answers
- What are the proposed reforms? Senators and deputies from PAN and MC propose reforming the Ley General del Sistema Nacional de Seguridad Pública and the Ley de Coordinación Fiscal to strengthen municipal public security by designing annual budgetary programs based on planning, foresight, and equitable principles.
- What is the PAN’s main proposal? The PAN seeks to reform fraction III of article 33 in the Ley General del Sistema Nacional de Seguridad Pública, establishing that the National Security Public Conference will promote municipal public security through annual budgetary suitability programs based on planning, foresight, and redistributive principles.
- What does MC propose regarding the Fondo de Aportaciones? MC proposes amending article 37 of the Ley de Coordinación Fiscal to allocate half of the Fondo de Aportaciones para el Fortalecimiento de los Municipios y de las Demarcaciones Territoriales de la Ciudad de México towards strengthening municipal police forces.
- Why are these reforms necessary? The existing crisis of insecurity and violence in Mexico has been largely addressed by the central government, which has led to a lack of resources and effectiveness at the municipal level. These reforms aim to distribute resources more equitably and empower local governments to tackle crime.
