The subsidy was a business for the MAS | La subvención fue un negocio masista

By ANF, Eju.tv:

Oil workers’ leader: Even if they kill me, the people know that the subsidy was a business for the governments

The leader of the National Confederation of Oil Workers, Ludwig Sánchez, announced that he will soon present information about the apparent overpricing in the importation of fuel to Bolivia before the Commission of the Chamber of Deputies that is investigating the case.

Source: ANF / La Paz

The leader of the National Confederation of Oil Workers, Ludwig Sánchez, stated that the Bolivian people already know that the hydrocarbon subsidy never existed in Bolivia and was only a business for the governments of the Movement for Socialism (MAS).

“Even if they kill me — I repeat again — kidnap me or imprison me, the (Bolivian) people know the truth that the price per liter of diesel at the Chilean port is Bs 2.75 and gasoline is Bs 2.03. In that sense, the subsidy has never existed, it has been a business so that the governments in power could profit from the people’s suffering. They were not buying fuel with dollars, but with the people’s pain,” Ludwig told ANF.

In March, the oil workers’ leader denounced that the international price of fuel per metric ton could reach up to $480 when delivered to the port of Arica, Chile. “And that means, at an official exchange rate of 6.96, the price per liter of diesel would be 2.75 bolivianos per liter.”

Based on those parameters, he said the resulting profit could exceed 2.4 million dollars per day, and more than 800 million dollars per year. He also questioned the quality of the fuel, claiming it was poor.

The president of Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), Armin Dorgathen, stated during the forum “Importation and commercialization of hydrocarbons through traders in Bolivia and the world” that the company Botrading S.A. imports fuel to Bolivia without overpricing.

“Through forums and discussions, it was shown that we have no overpricing (…). We saw a video from the regional manager of Petroperú, which was one of the topics regarding Botrading, and he clearly says no, that YPFB’s processes are very transparent and that Botrading is doing good for the country,” said Dorgathen after his report to the Plurinational Legislative Assembly.

The oil workers’ leader described the forum where the international fuel prices were explained as manipulative, claiming it was allegedly held to “clean up YPFB’s image.” “The YPFB forum seemed very rigged to us, designed to clean up YPFB, which already has no credibility,” he emphasized.

Sánchez announced that he will soon present information about the apparent overpricing in the importation of fuel to Bolivia before the Commission of the Chamber of Deputies that is investigating the case.

imagen aleatoria
Photo: ANF

Leave a comment