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Camilo Pérez acknowledged discontent in Asunción and proposed cuts, an audit and digitization
The Colorado candidate for mayor said citizens are tired of the capital’s situation. According to ABC Color, he promised to reduce staff, review management and move ahead with administrative changes to clean up municipal finances.
Camilo Pérez, candidate for mayor of Asunción for the Colorado Party, admitted that there is strong public discontent over the deterioration of the capital and municipal management, according to what he said in an interview with ABC TV cited by ABC Color.
According to that outlet, Pérez said that, if he takes office, he will push for a full audit of the administration as a first step to detect and stop irregularities. He also questioned the handling of the new collective bargaining agreement promoted in the Municipal Council by the Colorado bloc and the mayor’s office on the eve of the elections, considering that it requires a technical analysis of benefits and the municipality’s ability to pay.
On the financial front, ABC Color reported that the candidate proposed reducing around 3,000 positions through retirements and voluntary departures with support from programs of the Inter-American Development Bank. The plan would affect some 2,000 employees through departures and retirements and another 1,000 posts through early retirement, in a Municipality that today has more than 9,100 employees.
According to the newspaper, Pérez also said he will seek to eliminate the so-called ghost workers, reorganize the Municipal Pension Fund and move toward full digitization of procedures. On that point, he said computerization would make it possible to cut red tape, avoid bribes and improve revenue collection through greater control of Cadastre and signage.
ABC Color also noted that the candidate said he has the backing of ANR leader Horacio Cartes and the party structure. Among his proposals, he added the dismantling of the network of bike lanes implemented in recent years, arguing that he has studies indicating limited use, and he promised dialogue with neighborhood committees to plan works and traffic detours.
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