Carlos Valverde writes in El Deber: After them: the flood The vice president has warned that failure not to continue the current system of government, the country would be faced with a return to conflict; and not even the appearances are kept, they are no longer interested in giving a sign of democratic institutions, the…
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There is concern over serious problems that can affect Bolivia
Armando Mariaca writes in El Diario: There is concern over serious problems that can affect the country Gone are the days of boom times overspending because it had “silver”; Time passed abuses that were committed at the expense of the government relied on his followers and more on who had the mission to take care…
Politics 101: The re-re-re-election does not strengthen democracy
Carlos Toranzo writes in Pagina Siete: The re-re-re-election does not strengthen democracy The Constitution of the Plurinational State was clearly established in one of its transitory provisions, that Evo Morales could not run in the previous election; it did thanks to a lecture given by the Constitutional Court, an institution that was and is fully…
Some Bolivians do not want to pay taxes!
ANF reports for Pagina Siete: Union asks for a “forgiveness” [“perdonazo”] of tax liabilities and tax code changes The union [grocery sellers] leadership says that they have a debt of up to Bs10 million bebt in taxes, that is difficult to pay not even by selling their house and other assets. The Confederation of “retail”…
Some effects of oil at 50 dollars per barrel
Carlos Miranda writes in Pagina Siete, excerpts follow: Some effects of oil at 50 dollars per barrel … “We must not forget that in 2014 the transnational oil companies demanding a higher price on top of 100 dollars/barrel to continue exploring in search of larger reserves, arguing that the costs of operation and taxes had…
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