
More Than ¢19 Billion To Be Spent For
2010 Presidential Elections
The Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE)
says it will spend some ¢19 billion colones
(us$3.19 million dollars) for the 2010
presidential elections in a race that kicks
off officially on October 7 and the voting
on February 7, 2010.
The amount includes spendoing for municipal
elections that occur in December and takes
into account a second round of voting in the
event no one candidate is ahead by a clear
margin come February.
Almost 25% of the total amount will be spent
on election day.
Luis Antonio Sobrado, president of the TSE,
added that the expenditure includes the cost
of purchasing technology for this election. |
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