Panamanian President to
Cut Food Prices
Panama's President,
Martin Torrijos,
announced new plans to
stop the rise in cost of
living and implement
subsidies to improve
conditions for
economically
disadvantaged families.
The president made the
announcement after
swearing in the heads of
three ministries and
other government
agencies to deal with
permanent work teams
that includes producers
and businesspersons to
improve nutrition of the
population.
He informed that he had
sent the National
Assembly of Deputies a
bill to support
consumers through
improving worker
incomes.
Torrijos further
announced that the
Program of Food
Solidarity begun last
Saturday set aside a
budget of 15 million
balboas (dollars) to
supply seeds,
fertilizers, animals and
technical assistance to
fifty thousand rural
families in conditions
of poverty.
He added that the
purpose of the plan is
to improve productive
capacity of these
farmers.
Torrijos further
informed that the
initiative adds to the
Network of Opportunities
through 35 dollars
monthly to the poorest
families for help in
education and medical
attention.
"No government program
will lower its guard in
the battle against
poverty," he said.
The president designated
as Minister of Housing
the businessman Gabriel
Diez, of Education the
academic Salvador
Rodriguez and of the
presidency, Dilio Arcia,
who had occupied the
vice ministry in the
Institution. |
