Government & Unions reached 5 agreements out of 8

Government had agreed to 5 of 8 accords that Unions had made before the strike began making both the public and Regulators suspicious. Regulators have turned down some of the accords. A majority of Congress members have rated the accords as lamentable. Find more information about this topic at he following link:...

Not much support for union strike on Monday

There was a small amount of support for union strikes Monday, as government continues with talks. You can read more about this at he following link: http://www.nacion.com/nacional/politica/Huelga-reciente-ensayo-Albino-Vargas_0_1521247890.html

Salaries, bonuses and pensions consume most of the social spending

The Comptroller General’s report indicates that salaries, bonuses and pensions consumes over 62% of social spending leaving a small margin for social progammes. The largest spenders being the departments of education, healthcare and housing. As former Minister of Finance quotes: ‘the question is not how much universities need but how much government can give, as government has not an unlimited amount funds available as it has been portrayed.’ You can read more about this topic at the following link:...