Guatemalan National Treasury Foresees $494 Million Less

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It was reported in the Prensa Libre website: "To meet the revenue decline for the budget, the government is already prepared with four scenarios: the first would be to reduce public spending, the second to search for internal or external credit, the third to increase revenues via taxes, and the fourth could be a combination of the previous three."

Source: prensalibre.com

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