Editorial. El Deber: Anti-austerity of current spending The premise of President Luis Arce Catacora to lead a public administration with austerity, as he repeated in several official acts of his first two months, very soon became a dead letter when the data of the General State Budget (PGE) for the year 2021 became known. There,…
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Meet the real face of the masismo in Bolivia, corruption and neglect caused the loss of 16 barges and two tugs!
El Diario reports: Barges that cost 30 million dollars are forsaken • Minister Reymi Ferreira concedes the loss of 16 barges and two tugs that are stranded at Chinese ports since 2010, due to the legal complexity that represent to the Bolivian state. Reports exist that hinder the project in favor of other companies. The…
Capitalization: The Politics of Privatization in Bolivia
This document is extremely important to understand what was accomplished before, so that this ochlocracy cold have such bonanza. It is important to understand that over $120 billion dollars came to Bolivia since the coca-grower caudillo assumed the presidency… what happened with that money? aside of purchasing luxury vehicles, motorcycles, planes, and intention to build…
Bolivian undeniable truths through the humor lenses
I will share with you some cartoons that appeared in our Bolivian newspapers as they reflect our daily ordeal: This is from El Diario, February 10, 2012. It shows the education minister presenting the “new ancient syllabus” and the teachers saying “how retrograde!!” Current government persists on pushing us backwards in time. Just an example:…
Bolivian government expenditures and investment priorities
This pie chart is from a very interesting paper made by the Jubileo Foundation, based on 2011 figures which certainly reflects prior years’ priorities and also where this government is leading us… Total budget is distributed as follows: Central government takes 53%; municipalities 19%; decentralized institutions take 12%; Department Governments 9% and state universities 7%….
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