Bolivia Increases Diesel Prices for Large Consumers Amid Fuel Crisis
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The Bolivian government has issued a decree increasing the price of diesel for large consumers by approximately 84 percent. The price rose from 9.80 bolivianos to 18 bolivianos, and the new rate will be calculated daily based on international prices. Government officials stated the measure aims to regularize supply, combat smuggling, and eliminate long lines at service stations by removing partial subsidies.
In the Santa Cruz region, Governor Juan Pablo Velasco is seeking a supreme decree to allow the region to autonomously import and sell fuel through private alliances. Velasco stated that the region cannot wait for the government's pace to solve its problems. Meanwhile, the government announced the closure of the National Hydrocarbons Agency (ANH) following demands from the Santa Cruz Civic Committee, which described the agency as a source of corruption. In its place, the Ministry of Hydrocarbons will create a new regulatory body.
Center left coverage focuses on the economic mechanism of the decree and its goal to cover hydrocarbon demand. Center right coverage frames the situation as an acute crisis and emphasizes the efforts of the opposition led region to seek autonomy from a government struggling with low local production and a lack of foreign currency.
How each side framed it
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- The report focuses on the policy change and the government's objective to stabilize supply.
- Centre-right
- The report frames the event as a systemic crisis and highlights the regional opposition's push for autonomy.
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