What is expected of the Petro government and what reforms are on the way

Within the framework of the first 100 days of his administration, President Gustavo Petro and his ministerial cabinet presented the achievements made during this period and the road map that they will carry out in the remainder of their term.

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This aroused diverse reactions from the different economic sectors of the country. But, what do economic experts think about what is expected from the Petro government for next year?

According to César Tamayo, dean of economics at Eafit, it is expected that materialize the face of the policy of subsidies and transfers.

“It seems that there is not much interest in continuing the transfer systems, especially those that were implemented in the last government, but hopefully those that come from behind and have shown good results, such as Familias en Acción and Colombia Mayor, will be maintained.Tamayo said.

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Also next year too More concrete proposals should be developed in relation to the education sector. “Minister Gaviria has been doing a quieter job, but improvements are needed, especially in basic and secondary education, where there is the greatest gap in quality,” he said.

And, regarding the reforms that are on the way, according to the dean, they will come projects that more reflect the preferences of the Petro government’s political platform. In fact, the first proposals of the reforms to pensions, the health and energy sector.

“The three sectors require improvements. In pensions it is necessary to increase coverage and offer support to those who failed to contribute to the system, in health it is important to make improvements in the most remote areas where there is less offer from insurers and in energy it is perhaps where it is least Colombia would require it because it has a fairly clean energy matrix for the standards and levels of development,” he said.

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And it is that, for Tamayo, the government intends to substantially reform these sectors, “regardless of whether it is in the direction they need it to be, three reforms are coming that will have considerable implications not only for sectors and industries, but also for the population”.

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