Deputy Miguel Roca lashed out at the government for the fuel crisis the country is going through. He claimed that MAS refuses to liberate the importation to hide a two-decade plunder. According to Roca, the recent statements by the authorities confirm that there are neither dollars nor enough diesel.
Roca questioned the government's meeting with only one mining leader. He criticized that they did not invite representatives from the transportation or productive sectors. He stated that they only dialogue with their political allies, which demonstrates that the government hides the true magnitude of the problem.
The deputy revealed that he made quotes in the international market, according to which the diesel that is scarce in the country costs around 480 dollars per ton. This is equivalent to less than half a dollar per liter at the official exchange rate. With this data, he refuted that the government subsidizes the fuel at the levels it claims.
Roca stated that the only real subsidy is for the transportation of diesel. He denounced that the government spends 1.8 billion dollars from the General Treasury of the Nation on overpricing. He argued that the official figures do not add up and that the state monopoly only serves to hide the corruption of masismo, the state importation is marked by purchases with overpricing and overvolume.
Regarding the statements of Minister Marianela Prada, Roca was blunt. He pointed out that admitting the lack of credits to import diesel is a confession of crime. He stated that the loans the government requests are for the purchase of fuel, the credits intended for roads are diverted to pay for diesel and hide their mismanagement.
For Roca, the government's solution is a false dichotomy. He said it is not necessary to approve credits or pay international prices. He proposed that Bolivia obtain credit from suppliers, as is done in global trade, not use financing for roads in the purchase of diesel.
The deputy proposed a clear solution, first, to liberate the importation, transportation, and distribution of fuels. Then, eliminate taxes throughout the commercialization chain. Subsequently, remove fuels from the list of controlled substances of Law 1008.
