During his visit to Sweden, President Gustavo Petro announced that There will be new changes in his cabinet of ministers.
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“The change of cabinet has to do above all with the fact that we are in the middle of the government and we have to make an evaluation,” Petro pointed out in his speech.
Although he did not indicate in which portfolios these adjustments would be presented, he did indicate that these They will not affect the economic team. This considering that it would not be prudent to make moves on this front given the complex fiscal situation facing the country.
The head of state also mentioned that the profile of the new ministers will be focused on effective execution of the investment and other plans contemplated for the remainder of their mandate.
President Gustavo Petro
Presidency
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Along the same lines, The president indicated that political representativeness will not be taken into account when evaluating these modifications and that these will be made based on compliance with their Government program.
“Execution as measured by accounting is superior in previous governments. I don’t like that execution because it means passing money to the banks. I measure execution in another way, how many people have been positively impacted by the government’s money,” rescued
The changes in the ministerial cabinet would be presented before July 20.
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