{"id":5533,"date":"2013-01-16T15:24:20","date_gmt":"2013-01-16T20:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alvaronoboa.com\/?p=5533"},"modified":"2013-01-16T15:24:20","modified_gmt":"2013-01-16T20:24:20","slug":"alvaro-noboa-in-contacto-directo-with-alfredo-pinoargote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alvaronoboa.com\/en\/news\/alvaro-noboa-in-contacto-directo-with-alfredo-pinoargote\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c1lvaro Noboa in Contacto Directo with Alfredo Pinoargote"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Not Having Enough Money To Make Ends Meet\u00a0<\/strong>Is The People\u2019s Biggest Problem<\/strong><\/p>\n

In an interview with Alfredo Pinoargote in Contacto Directo<\/em>, the Presidential candidate<\/strong> was categorical in declaring that state policy<\/strong> of Correa\u2019s government, the lack of agreements<\/strong> with Europe, the United States and other countries, and the amount of taxes<\/strong> had impoverished Ecuadorians who do not have enough money to make ends meet.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am going to show you a list of taxes that mean that a refrigerator, instead of costing $200 like it costs in Colombia \u2013 where there is free trade with the United States \u2013 can end up costing $600 here. First, there is a huge tariff. Who pays it? The consumer. Second: there is a 5% tax for sending currency abroad. Who pays it? The consumer. Third: there is an advance 2% tax on income, whether money is earned or not. Who pays it? The consumer. And finally, the 12% IVA.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n

The people stop me in the street and say:\u00a0 \u201cCounselor, you have to lower taxes, we can\u2019t take it anymore.\u201d\u00a0 The basic cost of living is $500.\u00a0 Not having enough money to live on is the people\u2019s biggest problem. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Noboa<\/strong> clarified that under his government he would lower taxes and sign free trade agreements with all countries worldwide. Referring to the scarce private investment under Correa\u2019s government, and the persecution of entrepreneurs, Noboa stated: <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThey are taking the road towards communism, where the State, like in the case of Cuba, ends up absorbing the greatest part of investment and the productive apparatus ends up dying.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n

That is the reason, stated Noboa, for the high cost of living<\/strong>, <\/strong>and <\/strong>that there is unemployment<\/strong> and crime<\/strong>, which are the three serious problems that Ecuador has.<\/p>\n

\u201cCorrea\u2019s economic model points toward there being more poor people in Ecuador every day.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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