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Guatemala President Reaffirms Social
Commitment
GUATEMALA - President Alvaro Colom confirmed
his commitment of struggling to increase the
benefits for the most needed Guatemalans on
Wednesday despite the failure of the budget
proposal for 2010 in the Congress.
The guarantee to keep fighting in order to
continue the social programs of his
administration was the essence of the
leaderâ�Ös message.
The State should function with the same
budget of the annual current period because
of the denial of the 2010 budget and it is
considered as left short of funds by
authorities and with other dangers.
Colom pointed that "there would be less
resources for investment because less income
sources are planned and there would be less
resources for the functioning of the public
services."
This would also jeopardize labor stability
of public workers as teachers, doctors,
nurses and policemen, he added.
Nevertheless, he reiterated his commitment
"of never giving in regarding his work with
the poorest and most needed."
"The prompt and responsible approval of the
fiscal reform presented by the government to
the Congress is more needed now than ever",
said the leader in an appeal to the
deputies.
The President called for the "unity of the
country, responsibility, solidarity and the
work for the welfare of the nation, because
only in that way Guatemala can move on."
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