The Deputy Minister of Economy, Alex Contreras, assured that there is an “urgent challenge” to achieve the sustainable development of the Amazon, which will have a key episode for the generation of employment and local industrialization in the tax reform presented to Congress.
During your participation in the III Amazon Business Congress: “The urgent challenge of sustainable and inclusive development of the Peruvian Amazon”Contreras Miranda recalled that this change will require a reorganization of the infrastructure plan that the State manages.
“Currently, at the MEF we are working on a new infrastructure plan. We are updating the current one, but incorporating a sustainability approach. We are in a context in which climate change will be a great challenge, and that is why it is essential to build infrastructure that is friendly to the environment, ”said the vice minister.
In this sense, he said that the aquaculture and forestry sectors will be the cornerstones for development in eastern Peru, since they are part of its main productive nodes in the hands of the local population.
“We are advancing in the development of these executive boards to eliminate the obstacles that prevent the development of these new development engines, where, definitely, the aquaculture and forestry sectors are going to be key for the Amazon,” he said.
Finally, he said he trusts that Parliament will grant the powers requested by the Executive to launch a new tax scheme that will reduce the infrastructure and social inclusion gaps in the region.
“We are fully confident that we are going to receive the support of the Legislative Power to carry out these reforms, which will be key to this sustained growth in the long term,” Contreras remarked.
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