Congress Is Destroying Peru’s Economic Pillars, Watchdog Warns
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A worker renovates a school in the town of Pamputa, Apurimac department, Peru.
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Peru’s fiscal watchdog is issuing its most stern warning yet that the country’s solid economic pillars are at serious risk from new legislative initiatives that carry an unmanageable cost.
While Peru has for decades been lauded for its low debt, conservative fiscal deficit and investment-grade credit rating, the Fiscal Council is now forecasting those metrics could quickly deteriorate over the next decade on the back of recent laws and bills.
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