Mexico Plans to Eliminate 246 Social Programs in 2016

Mexico Plans to Eliminate 246 Social Programs in 2016



President Enrique Peña Nieto's administration is reducing the number of social programs in
the country. | Photo: EFE

Published 1 July 2015 (15 hours 38 minutes ago)

The government decided to counter the drop of oil prices with cuts in public spending, a move that will affect some of Mexico’s poorest communities.



The Mexican Ministry of Real Estate and Public Credit (SHCP) handed lawmakers the new plan for 2016 on Wednesday, which reduces the number of existing social programs by 22 percent – from 1,097 down to 851.

The plan aims at rationalizing the budget, while it will affect above all social programs; for instance, the program on “food support,” supposed to improve access to food for underprivileged households, will be merged with a program called “Prosper,” which improves their access to food, health and education by providing cash, the ministry reported in a communique.

However, none of the state education programs have been eliminated.

Concerning territorial and urban development, four programs will be downsized to one only, while two programs on public security will merge into one. In total, 261 programs will be merged into 99.

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http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Mexico-Plans-to-Eliminate-246-Social-Programs-in-2016-20150701-0039.html

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