{"id":494945,"date":"2025-12-17T23:21:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T03:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/the-president-of-bolivia-rodrigo-paz-raises-the-minimum-wage-by-20-and-ends-the-fuel-subsidy\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T23:21:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T03:21:07","slug":"the-president-of-bolivia-rodrigo-paz-raises-the-minimum-wage-by-20-and-ends-the-fuel-subsidy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/the-president-of-bolivia-rodrigo-paz-raises-the-minimum-wage-by-20-and-ends-the-fuel-subsidy\/","title":{"rendered":"The president of Bolivia, Rodrigo Paz, raises the minimum wage by 20% and ends the fuel subsidy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>La Paz .-<\/strong> Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz announced this Wednesday a 20% increase in the national minimum wage, from 2,750 to 3,300 Bolivianos (395 to 474 dollars) and declared the &#8220;economic, financial, energy and social emergency&#8221; because, he said, the country cannot continue &#8220;functioning with rules from the last 20 years&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bolivia-salario-2.webp?resize=900%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bolivia salario\" class=\"wp-image-2365432\" style=\"width:544px;height:auto\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-paz-retira-la-subvencion-a-los-combustibles\">Paz withdraws the subsidy for fuels<\/h2>\n\n\nBolivia&#8217;s President, Rodrigo Paz, announced this Wednesday the withdrawal of fuel subsidies in Bolivia and some additional economic and other measures to protect &#8220;those who need it most&#8221;, including a 20% increase in the national minimum wage, from 2,750 to 3,300 Bolivianos (395 to 474 dollars).\n\nPaz announced a decree that he described as a &#8220;historic decision to save the homeland&#8221; that will allow &#8220;to act quickly, coordinate the State and take firm actions to stabilize the economy, protect Bolivian families and grow by producing&#8221;.\n\nAccording to the ruler, &#8220;Bolivians know that we have to be honest with hydrocarbons,&#8221; so with the publication of the aforementioned decree, he indicated that &#8220;the new prices of hydrocarbons will be announced.&#8221;\n\nIn Bolivia, a liter of diesel and gasoline is sold at a subsidized price of around $0.53, which has remained stable for more than 20 years and annually represents a cost to the State of more than 2 billion dollars.\n\nFollowing the announcement of Paz, it was reported that special gasoline will cost 6.96 Bolivianos per liter, equivalent to one dollar; premium gasoline at 11 Bolivianos (1.58 dollars); a liter of diesel at 9.80 Bolivianos (1.40 dollars); aviation gasoline at 10.57 Bolivianos (1.51 dollars), jet fuel at 10.74 Bolivianos (1.54 dollars).\n\nMeanwhile, the price of the gas canister or cylinder will remain at 22.50 Bolivianos ($3.23).","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La Paz .- Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz announced this Wednesday a 20% increase in the national minimum wage, from 2,750 to 3,300 Bolivianos (395 to 474 dollars) and declared the &#8220;economic, financial, energy and social emergency&#8221; because, he said, the country cannot continue &#8220;functioning with rules from the last 20 years&#8221;. 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