The current Minister of Economy and Finance, oscar graham He was ratified in his position, after the recomposition of the Ministerial Cabinet announced by the President of the Republic, Pedro Castillo.
Graham will be part of the cabinet led by Hannibal Torres after the departure of former Prime Minister Héctor Valer, who decided to leave his post in the face of questioning from various sectors, including some ministers that he himself appointed in his brief administration against the PCM.
The Minister of Economy will continue his functions in full economic reactivation, after the elimination of the curfew and the expansion of capacity in closed spaces.
Graham requested last Thursday the approval of a supplementary credit for more than S / 3,432 million to the Congress of the Republic for the financing of various measures against the COVID-19 pandemic, among which is the acquisition of more vaccines for minors. 11 years and for those who will receive the booster dose.
He also indicated that the tax collection for this 2022 it will be S / 146,000 million in the face of a rapid economic recovery. This figure is S/ 9,000 million higher than the estimate of S/ 137,000 million established in the Multiannual Macroeconomic Framework (MMM), which the MEF presented in August 2021.
The increased projection of tax revenue It would allow financing the increase in the public budget requested by the Government to the Congress of the Republic, for an amount greater than S/ 3,343 million.
