Government to protect basic foodstuffs

[NewsWhore]

President Fernandez and his Agricultural Cabinet met for three hours on Friday at the Presidential Palace and decided to maintain the subsidies on five of the most basic foodstuffs in the Dominican diet: rice, chicken, eggs, milk and beans. Agriculture Minister Salvador Jimenez said that they would hold another meeting to deal with sourcing the money. The minister said the government has already spent RD$1.4 billion on subsidized rice, milk, chicken and other foods for sale to the public.

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