Bolivia's Truck Drivers
Strike To Protest Tax
Adjustment
Truck drivers in five
departments of Bolivia
began a 48-hour strike
early Tuesday in protest
against the government's
modification of cargo
transportation taxes,
according to news
reaching here from La
Paz.
The drivers' demands
include the restoration
of the original tax
system, the resignation
of Finance Minister Luis
Arce and the dismissal
of Patricia Ballivian,
president of the
Bolivian Highways
Administration.
A truck drivers' union
leader criticized recent
government measures as
being the source of
social conflict.
The drivers have
threatened more strikes
and indefinite blockades
if the government fails
to meet their demands.
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