IEF prepares economic recovery plan for regions and sectors hit by social shocks

Government prepare a plan economic recovery for regions and industries affected social upheaval more than 20 people died, dozens were injured, and roads were blocked across the country as a result. This was announced this Sunday by Minister of Economy and Finance Alex Contreras.

AT news extension, in head of the IEF He said that no later than Thursday, December 22, the global plan will be officially unveiled, which, according to him, will be dynamic and “very fast in execution.”

“There is an economic impact, and what we are doing as the Ministry of Economy and in coordination with the rest of the sectors is to prepare a plan for a quick economic recovery, which can be announced next week,” he said.

“This week we are going to announce a set of measures with a mission that the plan has, which, I repeat, in the very short term, aims to quickly reactivate regions affected by social conflict and sectors that have been hit hard. “, he added.

According to MEF, Christmas sales fell 7% due to protests across the country.

contraras indicated that the most affected farmers who were unable to transport products before road blocksas well as micro-entrepreneurs and merchants who are unable to take advantage of the Christmas campaign due to demonstrations in parts of the country such as Apurimac, Lima, Ayacucho, Arequipa and others.

In this regard, the head of the Ministry of Economy and Finance said that due to the social upheavals that the country is experiencing, sales for the Christmas campaign fell by 7%compared to 2021.

“The latest information we have is that as of December, already excluding holidays, there is a 7% drop in sales compared to last year. What we are going to do is reverse this trend,” he said.

“These social upheavals affected the most vulnerable: citizens with their own small businesses, farmers who were unable to bring their products, shops, businesses and restaurants that were closed due to this conflict,” he added.

Between the first reactivation measures, explained Minister of Economy, agricultural bonuses are given to farmers affected by the drought. The legal mechanism for determining the subsidy is already being prepared and has a fiscal cost 350 million salts.

“The package we are working on is an emergency package that will lift the economy. We are going to put forward some measures, maybe on Monday or Tuesday, but on Thursday we are going to present a global plan that will be dynamic and will be executed very quickly,” he said.