Urgent structural reform needed to curb inflation in the country | Urge reforma estructural para frenar la inflación en el país

By El Diario:

Analysis by Fundación Jubileo

  • Despite the economic crisis, spending is not being reduced, relying instead on more external and internal debt.
  • This situation will cause complications for the next government, which must increase the supply of fuels and more foreign currency.
The Bolivian population is being affected by the rise in prices of food products in the basic family basket.

The administration of the state by the Movement for Socialism (MAS), despite the economic crisis it has been dragging since 2020, has not reduced spending, a situation that will cause serious difficulties for the next government. Therefore, a structural reform to curb inflation in the country is a priority, according to an analysis by Fundación Jubileo.

It also highlights that in 2025, Bolivia will have experienced 12 consecutive years of fiscal deficits, with a deep fiscal gap and increasing external and internal debt. “The government stopped publishing internal debt data more than a year ago, which has risen excessively,” it added.

In this regard, financial consultant Jaime Dunn, in repeated interviews, lamented that instead of beginning to address the economic crisis, the government is doing the opposite, maintaining spending and taking on more debt, as outlined in the 2025 national budget (PGE).

Given the difficult situation with international reserves and foreign currency, the budget shows an intention to resort to external borrowing, now with guarantees, including gold reserves. Therefore, the 2025 national budget under the current government management, in a crisis situation, reveals the intention to postpone necessary adjustments, leaving even bigger problems for the future.

However, analysts observed that, more due to urgency, payments had to be made to avoid penalties that burden economic activities. As a result, some businesses prefer paying taxes rather than investing.

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