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10-02-2006, 05:30 PM
Finance Minister Vicente Bengoa was on the offensive over the weekend after being quoted in Friday's newspapers questioning where Business Council (Conep) president Elena Viyella Paliza got her information that the government payroll had increased by 30,000 jobs over the last six months. Bengoa reacted to Viyella's comments on overspending during the American Chamber of Commerce luncheon by saying that businesspeople in this country are more political than politicians, criticizing the fact that they have an opinion on all national issues from human rights to constitutional reforms, and everything in between. (See DR1 Daily News Thursday, 28 September). Bengoa called Viyella's comments political in nature and quipped that the pre-presidential candidate seemed to be Viyella de Paliza and not Milagros Ortiz Bosch.
His statements, though, met with widespread rejection from sectors of the press and independent elements that defended the right of business people to be critical of government.
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His statements, though, met with widespread rejection from sectors of the press and independent elements that defended the right of business people to be critical of government.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#8)