translated from Spanish: Treasury ‘freezes’ new government hires by 2020

On the vacancies, the applicant must seek authorization from the Chief Officer and justify the hiring.
The Ministry of Finance and Public Credit instructed that no new hires in permanent, eventual places or fees from 16 April to 31 December 2020 would be allowed in all federal government units including deconcentrated bodies and the Agricultural Courts.
This was known by the head of the Policy and Budgetary Control Unit of the Ministry of Finance, Victor Mojica Vilchis, in the office number 307-A.-0736, sent this 13 April to the senior officers and holders of the Administration and Finance Units of the units.
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While the exceptions to this indication will be personal services arising from the issuance or reforms of laws, newly created places for this year; operation in consulates and embassies; obligations established in terms of labor legislation and health emergency care, as well as The Sedena, Navy and National Guard.
And in the case of vacancies, the holders of the Administration and Finance Units of the units must “request a credit” from the Senior Officer of The Treasury to proceed with the recruitment procedures, indicates the circular office 700.2020.003, signed by Thalía Lagunas, the Senior Officer.
Upon receipt of the request and verification of the information, the Senior Officer will notify the units within a period not exceeding 10 working days, the “determination to each requested place” and inform the Policy and Budgetary Control Unit, indicates the document.
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According to sources consulted by Political Animal, this decision, in addition to austerity, is also related to requests in different units to process high places in recent weeks, and that when consulted with the Secretariat of the Civil Service (SFP), it found that they were not justified.
Therefore, to avoid possible irregularities in this period of coVID-19 spread, when most officials are even working remotely, this measure was implemented. 
Another indication of the Treasury in the offices is that units supported by personal services with resources from vacancy “must carry out the transfer of them to The General Branch 23 Wage and Economic Provisions, in the concept of ‘budget reassignments measures of closure of personal services'”. 
 
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Original source in Spanish