Paredes defends subsidies

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Industry and Commerce Minister Melanio Paredes has continued his defense of the government's subsidies programs, saying that spending RD$2 billion or RD$3 billion on subsidies is nothing as long as it is benefiting the consumer. Diario Libre reports that neither Paredes or Economy, Planning and Development Minister Temistocles Montas or Hacienda Minister Vicente Bengoa have responded to their inquiries on the value of the government food subsidies.

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