Single dialogue table reaches agreement with the Government on seven points related to fuel

The representatives of the Executive and the social unions sitting at the single dialogue table for Panama, reached seven consensuses on the issue of fuels on Tuesday night and there were dissents in four.

One of the aspects in which an agreement has not yet been reached is point 3 of the dialogue, which is related to the price per gallon.

The social leaders presented a proposal of $3.00 per gallon, while the Government remains at $3.25, which is the price currently frozen for sale.

Fernando Ábrego, from the Alianza Unidos por la Vida, highlighted that among the consensuses it was possible for the subsidized price to be applied at the national level, since in some insular areas fuels are not being sold at $3.25. Likewise, it is applicable to all motor vehicles. Everything includes agricultural machinery and equipment to cut grass.

A commission was formed that will be verifying the storage of fuels and that the price that is sold to the consumer corresponds to the purchase that the company made.

Meanwhile, the administrator of the Authority for Government Innovation (AIG), Luis Oliva, reported that another commission was formed to follow up on any anomaly presented by the platform that records transactions when purchasing fuel.

The organizations at the table have proposed that the subsidy measure be given for six extendable months, while the Executive proposed that it be for three.

For this Wednesday, the table must return to session in the morning hours and it is expected that the points in disagreement will be addressed. For the afternoon, the single dialogue table could start the discussion of point 4, referring to medicines.

The table celebrates seven days of sessions this Wednesday and takes place at the Cristo Sembrador Center in Penonomé, province of Coclé, with the mediation of the Catholic Church.