The government has made considerable investments in rural areas, with the aim of reducing inequality by bringing State-provided services closer to remote areas, Peru’s Finance Minister Alonso Segura affirmed on Monday.
"The Government has done so much for the poorest Peruvians; it has invested a lot outside Lima […]," Segura emphasized.
He indicated it is hard from Lima to understand the work undertaken in the rural area comprised in the "Include to grow" strategy.
Bringing State closer
"We have invested in itinerant social action platforms, such as river vessels which bring State services closer to rural and remote areas of the country […]," he highlighted.
Without distractions
In that sense, the government official stressed Economy Ministers' unpopularity to be something usual in the region, since their work is based on safeguarding a proper fiscal management; many times it does not coincide with public clamor.
"It is important for the Ministers not to get distracted by popularity, since that is the worst mistake someone can make," he said.
Alonso Segura was recently named Latin America's Finance Minister of the year by Emerging Markets financial newspaper.
In that sense, he highlighted the Executive Branch has published 33 legislative decrees on economic, administrative and finance-related topics, among others.
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