Given the recent statements of former President Danilo Medina, who stated that “The government does not have a concrete plan“For the international crisis, the Minister of Industry, Commerce and MSMEs, Eduardo Sanz Lovatóncouldn’t disagree more.
“President Medina is wrong. The Dominican government’s plan is to protect the pockets of the most vulnerable population in our country,” he responded categorically.
To illustrate, he mentioned the recurring dialogues that the Dominican government maintains with the productive sectors to avoid a inflationary escalation in the countryin addition to the previous meetings with former leaders.
The former president’s statements took place before leaders and militants of the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) while pointing out that there are no resources to face the problems that are a result of the conflict in the Middle East, in addition to expenses that, according to his calculations, are around 800 billion of Dominican pesos.
However, Lovatón refuted that the government is in a permanent dialogue with all sectors involved with the aim of strengthening the public-private alliance and thus face the scenario current geopolitical.
“That statement by former President Medina is wrong. “This country has a plan that has been evident from the first moment with fuel subsidieswith fertilizer subsidies, with keeping the productive chain of this country running,” he listed.
He then indicated that there is no problems of supply or inflationaryprioritizing protecting the pockets of Dominicans and, in short, the government’s main plan.
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Regarding the volatility of the oil market, the minister admitted that, even when the price of its derivatives fluctuates with prices between 20 and 30 dollars In very short hours, the Dominican Republic endures it with tranquility foreseen for all possible scenarios to occur.
Between meetings with the transport, production and industry unions, they seek to reach effective agreements between all parties involved, mitigating as much as possible the rise in mass consumption products and fares.
“We feel optimistic, we are sure that we are going to move forward and I think that is part of the conversations we have had with all sectors,” he reflected.
