Natali Vargas reports for Pagina Siete: Maintains support for fuels, electricity, flour and corn They subsidize 4 products to avoid price increases ANALYSIS specialists argue that the Government should assess the social impact that has on the people these benefits, although they believe that the poor should benefit more. In addition to fuels, the State…
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What about the 2012 Bolivian population census?
More than ten years ago Bolivia had its last census; questioned as it did not reflect real location of some of its citizens, Santa Cruz alone had over 200K people that weren’t accounted for… this coming November 21, 2012 a national census will take place. El Deber’s editorial [Nov/16/2012] should serve as a reflection and…
Signs of anguish… only in Bolivia
An important analysis made by Humberto Vacaflor G. from El Deber: Signs of anguish That the Government have to cancel the 30% tax credit on the purchase of fuel invoices or to order the national tax service in 2013 for a 30% increase in revenues, are signs of some internal anguish. But, in addition, that…
Bolivian Sociology 101: Ethnic groups in motion
This is a very interesting article written by Renzo Abruzzese in El Deber: Ethnic groups in motion Studies by Unir and Ciudadania foundations recorded a set of eye-catching data regarding ethnic dynamics in Bolivia. Information shows that inside the macro-ethnic structures, major transformations are taking place. The proportion of citizens who describe themselves as mestizo…
Libertarians
An excellent article by Alejandro F. Mercado, which comes at a time when private property is at a stake in Bolivia. Alejandro writes for La Razon: Libertarians Nobody has the right to seize the assets of others without the consent of their owners. Rómulo Chumacero Escudero, who is one of the most prominent Bolivian economists…
The 2013 Bolivian State Budget
The following article describes the 2013 State budget; it also displays the size of a huge subsidy… over a billion dollars which may hunt us sooner or later… Article written by Mery Vaca from La Paz, for El Deber: The subsidy exceeds one billion dollars The 2013 PGE increases the amount to keep in Bolivia:…
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