President Gustavo Petro denied he will hand over an underfunded state and criticized the interest rate set by Banco de la República.
Through his X account, the Colombian president rejected claims that he would leave public finances in poor shape for the next government. Petro said these are economic studies aimed at handing finances to the IMF and raising taxes on the poor.
The president detailed that the next administration will have 30 trillion pesos in future appropriations to finance modern weapons, public university campuses, railways, fiber optics and public hospitals. These resources were secured during his government.
Petro also addressed the interest rate of Banco de la República, which remained at 11.25 % in May. He stated that internal debt grew because of that rate and that a three-point reduction would collapse the debt and boost the economy.
