“Thus clearly, taxes no longer go to the assets of politicians, to enrich the corrupt, so for that reason, many businessmen even feel proud that they are contributing,” said the president.
He explained that the creation of the lithium company depends on the economic capacity of the government, “in which fortunately we are good in tax collection, which is a good indicator, although it is not the main one, it is one of the main ones. , of the economic capacity of the government, of how public finances are to allocate funds to these projects, ”explained López Obrador.
He reported that Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard has called a meeting with representatives of lithium-producing countries, such as Argentina, Chile and Bolivia, and he will be together with Tatiana Clouthier, Secretary of the Economy, who will inform and contribute to defining how the new company: “if completely independent, or related to the Treasury, the Ministry of Economy, Energy, we are going to look for the best model,” he asserted.