The Government is still unable to curb its current account spending, which in 2013 grew by 8% compared to 2012.
Last year, the Salvadoran government used $3,654 million for consumption and operating expenses, $281 million more than in 2012, according to data from Banco Central de Reserva .
"Of the composition of current expenditure in 2013, 37.9% was needed for the payment of public employees, the purchase of goods and services accounted for 17.2% and commitments to public debt accounted for 15.9% of the spending."