Two bills presented in 2008 and 2009 have not made any progress in the legislative assembly.
The bills relate to the transparency of and access to information and seek to guarantee citizens' rights to know what the government is doing.
"Claudia Umaña, from the Salvadoran Foundation for Economic and Social Development (Fusades), said last week that, despite being in the national interest, the issue continues to face resistance, particularly political," reports Diariocolatino.com.
Following the adoption in Guatemala of the Law on Public Information Access, El Salvador and Costa Rica are the only ones in the isthmus that lack a similar law.
The Salvadoran Foundation for Economic and Social Development (FUSADES) presented yesterday its draft law on transparency and access to public information.
The proposal includes 113 articles that seek to force all state institutions to deliver public information to all citizens.
Salvadorean businessmen fear that a proposed change in the arbitration law might place in danger judicial security and the arrival of investment in their country.
"The deputies take two years to pass a law that encourages economic development of the country and two hours to consider one that's going to ... undermine judicial security," said Jorge Daboub, president of the national Chamber of Commerce.
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