Moderators Moderator_02 Posted June 12, 2017 Moderators Share Posted June 12, 2017 Quote Presidential decree on hold after protest Posted on June 11, 2017 in Off The Cuff Post Views: 200 ON SATURDAY, June 10, hundreds of citizens concerned about changes to home taxation and mandatory upward re-evaluation of property gathered on Avenida Balboa to protest the signing by President Juan Carlos Varela of executive decree 130, to set the changes in motion. The aggrieved protesters surrounded the Mirimar Towers where Varela lives and with loudspeakers at full blast gave him an earful of spicy comment. The president in his near three years in office has not earned a reputation for quick decisions and is lampooned as a tortoise by local political cartoonists. But in this instance he seems to have signed off without a lot of thought to the political consequences among home owning citizens. Varela’s public image has been damaged in recent weeks with some self inflicted wounds, starting with his series of large payments for private medical care to political insiders and government employees from his tax payer funded “discretionary” payment pot. The roar of public disapproval was still ringing in his ears, when he took off with family and friends last weekend to see the Real Madrid-Juventus soccer game, hoping perhaps that the roar of the fans in Cardiff’s Millenium Stadium would drown out the disapproving cries in Panama. Attempts to quell the latest uprising came not from the president but from The Minister of Economy and Finance, Dulcidio De La Guardia who at a hastily summoned press conference announced on Sunday, that It will suspend the entry into force of Executive Decree 130. Distortion The reason given for the seeming U turn was what La Guardia called a “distortion on the part of a political sector” on the scope of the decree. “It has been a complete political fabrication to instill fear among our citizens about negative false consequences, like losing their homes. “These types of lies must be repudiated and denounced for the damage they cause to the country and the housing industry,” he said. His remarks were likely aimed at PRD deputy Zulay Rodriguez who has been conducting a vigorous Twitter campaign and was a prominent participant in Saturday’s protest. Varela can now focus his attention on his upcoming Washington trip to meet with President Trump who believes the Canal should not have been handed over to Panama. http://www.newsroompanama.com/columns/the-cuff/presidential-decree-hold-protest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted June 14, 2017 Author Moderators Share Posted June 14, 2017 Quote Panama: Controversy Over Cadastral Update Decree Four days after it came into force, the government has suspended the implementation of the decree that requires updating of cadastral information of properties. Monday, June 12, 2017 From a statement issued by the Ministry of Economy and Finance: June 11, 2017. The Minister of Economy and Finance (MEF), Dulcidio De La Guardia, announced today that, due to a distortion on the part of a political sector of the scope of Decree 130 on cadastral updates, its implementation is suspended, so that a Day Of Explanation can be started immediately with guilds from the sector and interested citizens. "There has been complete political fabrication designed to infuse fear among our citizens citing false negative consequences such as people losing their homes. These kind of lies must be repudiated and denounced because of the damage done to the country and industry," said De La Guardia. "I recognize that these lies have generated a genuine confusion in many citizens, and for this reason, I have ordered the suspension of the implementation of Decree 130 in order to begin a full day of explanation with guilds from the sector and citizens interested in the subject," added the head of Economy and Finance, during a press conference. http://www.centralamericadata.com/en/article/main/Panama_Controversy_Over_Cadastral_Update_Decree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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