MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Uruguay’s budget deficit soars to 2.8% of GDP; Minister pleads for ‘austerity’
Uruguay’s budget fiscal deficit soared to 1.35 billion dollars or 2.8% of GDP last year, the highest since 2003, propped by energy costs, extraordinary one time payments and support for the recently implemented national health scheme, according to a release from the Ministry of Economy. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesI love living in Uruguay but despair of the rediculous antics of the President.
Feb 02nd, 2013 - 06:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The Pluna incident is the epitome of corruption and/or incompetence at the highests levels aided and abetted by the owner of Burquebus who undoubtedly thought he had the deal sewn up until his ex-employee made a balls of it.
The election is not far away now and I do hope that someone without a communist background can move the country back into sound financial areas.
CryingR, why you ever crying. Make anything, milorde!
Feb 02nd, 2013 - 06:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 02 Brasileiro
Feb 02nd, 2013 - 06:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I no longer respond to you, it is an execise in futility.
Please stop directing your posts to me but I will ignore them anyway.
But you begin NUMBSKUL!
Feb 02nd, 2013 - 06:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Well, the opposition has been warning the Frente Amplio administrations about overspending for years, literally. With regard to the Pluna scam, hopefully it'll be remembered as the beginning of the end of the Frente Amplio party, more commonly known locally as “Fraude Amplio” (Widespread Fraud).
Feb 02nd, 2013 - 07:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0And about Sacramento, when uruguayans come back to lusofonia?
Feb 02nd, 2013 - 07:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Brasileiro @ 6
Feb 02nd, 2013 - 08:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Sorry, can't understand. Please write in Portuguese.
Quando nossa comunidade de Sacramento será lusófona?
Feb 02nd, 2013 - 08:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Obrigado, ynsere
Brasileiro at 7
Feb 02nd, 2013 - 10:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0If you mean the city of Colonia del Sacramento, originally established by the Portuguese, I don't think they'll ever revert to your language. Nevertheless, growing numbers of Uruguayans are learning Portuguese, just as more and more Brazilians are learning Spanish.
@9
Feb 02nd, 2013 - 10:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Thanks ynsere.
2 Brasileiro
Feb 03rd, 2013 - 05:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Eu já não responder a você, é uma execise de futilidade.
Por favor, pare de direcionar suas mensagens para mim, mas eu vou ignorá-los de qualquer maneira.
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