Editorial El Deber: The reality is not as the Government paints it. They say that the national economy is better, but the situation of Bolivian families is not similar to what they had before the pandemic. Household income fell; hundreds of thousands of Bolivians lost their jobs or saw their salaries decrease. Those who were…
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Manfredo Kempff, El Deber: A little bit of hope Not everything is bad in Bolivia, although the bad outweighs the good by far. But the good things, however few they may be, have to be commented on, because otherwise we would live in permanent unease that would make us a more bitter and frustrated nation…
It is not a good time for a double Christmas bonus or salary increase – No es buen momento para doble aguinaldo o incremento salarial
El Diario: Minister Marcelo Montenegro and the president of the BCB agreed on the goal of GDP growth of 5.1%, a fiscal deficit of 8.5% of GDP and an inflation rate of around 3.3%. The general manager of IBCE, Gary Rodríguez, agreed with the private businessmen to freeze the salary increase because the purchasing power…
IACHR is in Bolivia – CIDH está en Bolivia
ANF, Los Tiempos: IACHR is in Bolivia to monitor compliance with GIEI recommendations A representation of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) arrived in Bolivia to carry out an agenda of meetings with authorities, in order to follow up on the implementation of recommendations of the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (GIEI), on violence…
MAS: Tax lies – Mentiras impositivas
We are all equal before the law The national and municipal government engage in demagoguery, and the aforementioned phrase that “We are all equal before the Law” is a complete lie. Today, we will only focus on home taxes and the aforementioned discount. Let’s go by parts, this is what would be in force: “Law…
Bolivian gov fails to have action plan to reduce mercury use – Gobierno boliviano no tiene plan de acción para reducir uso de mercurio
Brújula Digital, Página Siete: At the IACHR: UN urges Bolivia to present an action plan to reduce mercury The UN Special Rapporteur for Toxic Substances stated that the illicit trafficking of mercury from Bolivia to other countries in the region is highly worrying. During the 183rd period of sessions, in a hearing before the Inter-American…
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