Pedro Franche: Kurt Burneo lacks cabinet support

Former Minister of Economy and Finance, Peter Frankeindicated that the current owner of the same portfolio, Kurt Burneoneeds the support of the Cabinet of Ministers for active action in this sector, although he said that the ministry retained some authority in the government.

“I believe the MEF has retained some power. [A Kurt Burneo] he was given autonomy, me too, but there is not enough support from the top authorities, because I see Kurt Burneo Only. He is rarely seen with the support of the prime minister. [Aníbal Torres]President of the Republic [Pedro Castillo]”, said Franke in Everything is known.

In the same vein, he gave an example of the application of tax reform in neighboring Colombia, ruled by Gustavo Petro. “Same [Petro] He negotiated in Congress, directly considering issues and carrying out tax reform in Colombia. Hand in hand with his top-notch economy minister,” he added.

“It is not enough for the Minister of Economy to have some autonomy and certain powers. Over the past year and a half, the government has allowed the economy…It won’t be great, but it’s not bad. But if you think about active actions, the minister needs more support, ”Franke Burneo commented on the situation as head of the MEF.

In addition, he pointed out that another reason is the current political confrontation between the executive and legislature in connection with what was said by the Minister of Economy – bills to revive the economy, which were not discussed in Congress.

ABOUT CADE

Franke also argued that the CADE event, which is taking place in Paracas, was to try to resolve mining conflicts due to the mining company’s situation. bambas.

“It is clear that a holistic project for the mining corridor should be implemented, this whole idea of ​​​​changing the rules of mining, much more investment in communities around mining,” he said in a statement. RPP TV.

Within this framework, he assured that public investment in health and education is necessary in a situation that he does not consider favorable. “Whenever there is a change in power, state and regional investment is reduced due to the change in power.”

“Peru continues to grow above the Latin American average (…) We have resources as a country, but if we look at how much we spend on health care or education, it will be below the Latin American average, below other countries with more high tax revenues. “Franke said.

Petroper

Pedro Franco recalled that the appointment Hugo Chavez as President Petroperu was at the request of the President Pedro Castillo. “The proposal came from the President [Pedro Castillo] Ivan Merino announced this, he said: “This is my man,” he assured RPP TV.

However, he believed that Petroper depends on the industry Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) “and the party responsible for political decisions” is Minem.

“If I had known about the violations of Hugo Chavez, I would not have agreed. When this first became known during his administration, I sent two letters to the Minister of Mines to meet and settle with the President,” he added. Everything is known.