El Salvador: Government Plan Preview

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Nearing its first year of tenure, the Funes administration has not yet presented its government plan, a delay that has been negatively seen by critics. Today they presented a document which is merely a draft with general guidelines, triggering further and stronger criticism.

Elsalvador.com reported that “the Technical Secretary of the Presidency presented a simple PowerPoint presentation with 23 slides, which resumes the 5 year plan in big bold letters, including a vision for 2024”.

The article in Elsalvador.com reviews the main topics included in the document and their relationship with an eventual ‘tax agreement’.

Source: elsalvador.com

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