By Brújula Digital: Facing Supply Shortages, Government Offers Productive Sector Fuel Imports at International Prices After admitting its inability to ensure subsidized fuel supply, the government is offering miners and the agricultural sector the option to import fuel at international prices through YPFB The Minister of Hydrocarbons (2nd from Right) Presents the Government’s Offer. Photo:…
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Unprecedented energy crisis | Crisis energética sin precedentes
By El Dia: Bolivia is experiencing an unprecedented energy crisis; expert warns that the model is unsustainable This means that Bolivia now consumes more gas than it sells, an unprecedented situation that threatens the country’s energy and economic stability. Illustration image. Photo: Internet. Bolivia’s natural gas production has reached critical levels. In March, daily production…
Bolivians believe the dollar shortage is causing the crisis and that subsidies should be eliminated | Los bolivianos creen que la falta de dólares causa la crisis y que se debe eliminar la subvención
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…
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 An indigenous authority has confirmed that the pack animals of the past have been replaced by illegal cars, known as…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…
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