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Economist challenges Honduras’ 2027 budget: “Increasing it means taking on more debt”

From Proceso Digital · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Economist Liliana Castillo criticized Honduras’ proposed 2027 budget and questioned the case for increasing public spending.
  • She said state institutions still show low budget execution, particularly in productive investment.
  • Castillo warned that raising the budget would require Honduras to take on more debt.

Liliana Castillo, former president of the Honduran College of Economists, has challenged the proposed 2027 national budget.

Castillo argued that increasing spending is not justified while state institutions continue to execute only low levels of their allocated funds, particularly for productive investment.

“Increasing it means taking on more debt,” Castillo said, warning that a larger budget would require additional borrowing.

Increasing it means taking on more debt.

· Liliana CastilloThe economist warned that expanding the proposed national budget would require additional borrowing.
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Originally published by Proceso Digital in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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