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Daniel Noboa eliminated 6 ministries and dismissed 5,000 public employees in Ecuador.

The Ecuadorian president's goal is to reduce the fiscal deficit and streamline the state bureaucracy

The president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, launched a "chainsaw plan" in the style of Javier Milei in Argentina. This Thursday, the Ecuadorian president announced a 41% reduction in the number of entities dependent on the Presidency of the Republic, through a restructuring plan that includes mergers and layoffs, which takes effect immediately following the signing of a presidential decree.

Carolina Jaramillo, the official spokesperson for the Government, reported at an urgently convened press conference on the dismissal of employees and the integration of state agencies, with the goal of optimizing the government structure and accelerating procedures in public administration.

"With this reorganization of ministries and secretariats, ministries go from 20 to 14, and secretariats go from nine to three," she detailed. According to Jaramillo, the country is immersed in a process of state modernization, which involves the dismissal of 5,000 employees from the public sector.

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The president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa | La Derecha Diario

"The idea is about efficiency, having a state that provides quality public services, and in this sense, the elimination of these 5,000 positions initiates a transition process because in the coming months a process will open in which new positions will be created for young people who want to participate and who want to join public service," she stated.

Jaramillo clarified that the measure will not affect members of the security forces, such as police officers and military personnel, nor public health system staff, such as doctors and nurses, and it will also not affect people with disabilities or those belonging to vulnerable groups.

"There are three essential actions in the administrative efficiency plan: on one hand, permanent and rigorous evaluation; on the other hand, opening opportunities for young people; and finally, the reorganization of the Executive Branch," she indicated.

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The president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa | La Derecha Diario

These adjustments are part of the objectives set by President Noboa to reduce the fiscal deficit and move forward in fulfilling the commitments made under the 5 billion dollar credit agreement signed last year with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

"The result of this efficiency approach has been to detect that there are officials who obstruct the efficient work that is intended to be carried out in the various state ministries," the spokesperson stated.

"The result of this efficiency approach has been to detect that there are officials who obstruct the efficient work that is intended to be carried out in the various state ministries," she added.

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