“The cost of chicken, bread, basic necessities as well as the lack of fertilizers is not the fault of this governmentit is also due to the problem of the war between Russia and Ukraine”, pointed out the President Pedro Castillo during his visit to Tayacaja, Huancavelica.
The The president maintained that this current problem responds to the neglect of his predecessors to meet the needs of the country in a timely manner.
In this regard, he urged the Congress allow “once and for all” the application of a tax on excess profits of mining companies and other items in order to close gaps. “With more resources we can give priority to a highway, a hospital and a university that the people demand,” I note.
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“While we are in this square, How much wealth is currently being carried out of the country? Just as bread, chicken, fuel have risen, just as fertilizers have risen, the price of minerals and the country’s resources has also risen,” he said. Castle.
Greater financing
The Executive Branch presented to Congress the bill 2422/2021-PE which proposes to inject, via supplementary credit, in favor of the Contingency Reserve of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF)charged to the higher income estimated for this year, up to S/3,750 million to finance expenses associated with the health emergency caused by the COVID-19economic reactivation and other expenses of central government entities and regional and local governments.
It seeks to cover the Ministry of Health with S / 83 million to finance the purchase of more vaccines against the coronavirus. S/307 million will also be allocated for economic deliveries for complementary health services.
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Likewise, S/174,252,541 for regional and local governments and thus finance the execution of investments.
President Pedro Castillo justified the increase in basic necessities in the national market. Photo: Presidency
It also seeks to continue with the payment of economic assistance in favor of children and adolescents whose father or mother or both have died due to the COVID-19, the so-called “orphan bonus”. To do this, it will go to the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations an amount of S/9,961,178.
Meanwhile, on the pension side, it seeks to allocate S/1,140,749,496 in favor of the Ministry of the Interior to finance the payment of social security obligations by the Military Police Pension Fund (CPMP). While S / 50 million would also be allocated to the ministry for the purchase of fuel.
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Finally, S/504,450,059 will be allocated to Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation (MVCS) to finance bonds Mihousing Fund, As the Good Payer Bonus and the Housing Family Bonus in the New Housing Acquisition modality.
Cerron vs. Castle
Cerron vs. Castle. The CEN, the caucus and the political commission of Peru Libre extended to President Pedro Castillo the invitation to resign from the party “before starting an administrative process”. In a statement, the party Vladimir Cerron reminds Castillo that he only registered on September 30, 2020, and He accuses him of having broken the party and the bench, in addition to promoting the registration of two other parallel parties.
