Paraguay: Presidential Report Criticized as Out of Touch with Public Needs

Remigio Vega, president of Paraguay's Liberal Committee, has sharply criticized President Santiago Peña's recent management report presented to Congress. Vega dismissed the report as irrelevant, asserting that it fails to capture the reality faced by ordinary Paraguayan families. He contended that while the president highlighted Paraguay's solid democratic period, it is only Peña, his family, and their associates who are truly thriving.

Vega argued that the report lacks significance for citizens because it does not address their daily concerns. He pointed to the sharp increase in the cost of basic food items, which he said continues to rise, directly impacting household budgets. The Liberal leader emphasized that the government's inability to meet the most urgent needs is evident in the persistent price hikes for everyday products like biscuits, salt, and meat.

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The children attend schools without classrooms in this cold; there are no roads, and hospitals are without medicine.

Furthermore, Vega criticized the authorities for neglecting other essential demands, such as inadequate school infrastructure, poor road conditions, and hospitals lacking essential medicines. "Children attend schools without classrooms in this cold; there are no roads, and hospitals are without medicine," he stated, expressing outrage that the Social Security Institute (IPS) lacks both medicines and professionals despite workers' monthly contributions. He lamented that many poor individuals seeking care at public hospitals die due to a lack of remedies and supplies.

Vega also questioned the government's emphasis on macroeconomic indicators and job creation. He claimed that no new industries have been inaugurated in Ayolas or nationally in the past five years. According to him, productive activities remain confined to small industries related to silos, rice production, and cattle ranching, with no large-scale ventures emerging to stimulate economic development and create jobs.

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It is unacceptable that the Social Security Institute (IPS) does not have medicines or professionals, despite the fact that every month the worker is contributing; many poor people go to public hospitals and die due to lack of remedies and supplies.