Presidential candidate for the Frente Amplio, José María Villata, said that as president he would push a renegotiation of trade agreements, including the Free Trade Agreement (FTA), with the United States.
Villalta made the statements this morning at the Hotel Costa Rica during a presentation of his plans for government.
In addition, the candidate said he would reorganize the functions of the Foreign Trade office to stop the trend of negotiating trade agreements “like crazy”.
Controlling price of medicine and amendments to the laws on opening of telecommunications – though not to reserve competition, improve minimum wages, promote job creation and declaring a national emergency on extreme poverty, were other items on the candidates list.
Source: La Nacion
Nothing more than the usual statements of the left-wing presidential candidates who are never able to deliver on their promises following an election. If the tax revenue is not generated by the private sector, there is no funding available for the promised social programs; it is that simple. The poor and the uneducated always fall-prey to these types of election promises. Nicaragua is the best example of such failed promises. The Sandanistas (Ortega) got elected by the poor and the uneducated vote. When the promises of jobs and social programs failed to come to fruition, Nicaraguans moved to Costa Rica for employment opportunities and a better life, with social programs that at least have a chance of being funded.