SAN LUIS POTOSÍ, Mexico.- The ruler Cuban Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, at the Extraordinary Plenary Session of the Communist Party in Sancti Spíritus held this Friday, proposed creating grassroots committees of the Union of Young Communists (UJC) and the PCC in private Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
In his speech before the communists of Sancti Spiritus, Díaz-Canel, after a debate on banking, price control and the relationship between state and non-state actors, urged greater control over tax evasion, reported the official website. Cubadebate.
To achieve this, he insisted, not only fines must be imposed but also “systematic work” must be carried out to ensure greater vigilance.
“Life is showing us that we have lacked control over certain problems,” he said, adding that it is necessary to regulate the functioning of all forms of economic management, whether state or non-state.
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In the latter, the MSMEs, he called for the creation of grassroots structures, both for the Party and the UJC, to attract workers and achieve “greater political involvement.”
During this session, the rulerwith just three months left in the year, demanded that a way be found to change the results before the end of 2024.
“We are surprised that in recent months the number of fines imposed has decreased, although the amounts have not. All violations and indiscipline must be addressed with systematic control, because we have noticed that this has been lacking. We cannot be satisfied with them paying, but rather with activities being carried out legally,” warned the President.
And he demanded: “Let us all get organized so that we can reach the end of the year with better results.”
His words were echoed by Roberto Morales Ojeda, member of the Political Bureau and Secretary of Organization of the Party’s Central Committee, who reaffirmed that organization must come, above all, with greater imposition of fines and control.
This year, in Interview with Spanish journalist Ignacio Ramonetthe Cuban ruler “discussed” the situation and the role of Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the Cuban economy, where he alluded, even if unintentionally, to the controlled nature of the private sector under his regime.
He began by clarifying that Cuba has a “planned economy that takes into account market signals, but it is not an economy based on a pure market economy.” According to him, the island’s economy is centered on social justice and does not follow market laws.
The president admitted that there are “distortions in the relations between state-owned enterprises and state entities with non-state entities.” However, his solutions seem more focused on maintaining government control than on fostering a truly free environment for business development.
Díaz-Canel said that the MSME sector “will continue to expand” and become part of the network of economic actors, but “will not be an enemy of the Revolution.”
In this way, he made it clear that the regime will only allow the private sector to grow to the extent that it does not represent a threat to the government.
