By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: Ipsos Ciesmori Data 84% of those surveyed reported having difficulties obtaining dollars. Regarding fuel subsidies, 56% support the elimination of these subsidies, according to the Ipsos Ciesmori poll. BCB decided last year to sell dollars directly. Photo: ABI The lack of dollars is perceived as the factor most affecting…
Tag: subsidies
Facing the traffic, let’s lift the fuel subsidy! – Frente al tráfico, ¡levantemos el subsidio a los combustibles!
Editorial, Correo del Sur: Fuel Trafficking The fuel shortage causing long lines at gas stations, particularly in Potosí, is driven by the illegal hoarding of fuel for resale in the northern part of the department. An indigenous authority has confirmed that the pack animals of the past have been replaced by illegal cars, known as…
Dollar shortage: a time bomb | Escasez de dólares: una bomba de tiempo
Editorial, El Deber: An old saying says that “There is no deadline that is not met nor debt that is not paid”, and it can well be applied to the Bolivian reality. The fall in gas exports, restrictions on the sale of agricultural products, the reduction to zero of foreign investment and the increase in…
A subsidy that is difficult to sustain | Una subvención difícil de sostener
Editorial, El Deber: For almost a decade, the Bolivian economy has had a worrying fiscal deficit, mostly attributed to the subsidy of imported hydrocarbons. It is undeniable that the subsidized price of gasoline and diesel has contributed to containing inflation and has generated economic benefits, which means that any attempt to eliminate it faces social…
“Diesel shortage puts food production at risk” – “La escasez de diésel pone en riesgo producción de alimentos”
El Diario: En varios surtidores se advierte falta de diésel, por lo que piden al Gobierno solucionar el tema. | In several pumps there is a lack of diesel, for which they ask the Government to solve the issue. | Foto: RRSS “The diesel shortage puts food production in the country at risk. The current…
Delicate economic context in Bolivia | Delicado contexto económico en Bolivia
Editorial, Página Siete: The country is going through a delicate economic situation that is reflected in the precipitous drop in the international reserves of the Central Bank of Bolivia, in the disproportionate increase in the cost of importing fuel and in the search for dollars through an exchange rate differentiated for exporters, among other measures….
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 