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A new corruption scandal

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28/02/2019 |10:29
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A new corruption scandal

We've been told that the more the current administration reviews federal programs that grant financial aid, they find more and more alleged corruption and mismanagement. In short, the government will reveal irregularities found in the National Trust Fund for Popular Homes (Fonhapo) t hat will shake it and will change the way it operates. Now, what the new head of the Fonhapo , Lirio Elizabeth Rivera Calderón , said back in January makes sense: “All by collaborators are perfectly aware of the instructions given to us by the President , especially in regards to ethics and the zero tolerance of corruption .” We've been told that strong measures will be implemented in this sector and many could be affected.

The honeymoon between business leaders and the government

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We've been told that the Coordinating Business Council (CCE) has a new president, Carlos Salazar Lomelín, there is a honeymoon between the federal government and the business sector. Yesterday, President López Obrador attended the ceremony were Salazar was appointed. We've been told that the President has known Salazar for 20 years and that they have established a good relationship between the government and the industry . Will the honeymoon last six years?

Adjustments at the Attorney General's Office

After an analysis, several adjustments to several areas in the Attorney General's Offic e will start today. We've been told that the changes include dismissing 30% of its personnel and relocate many of them on other areas and offices. We've been told that in the last days, a group of workers has been relocated already.

Union leaders don't care about the labor reform

The ones who didn't attend the public hearings to discuss the labor reform propose d by Morena in the lower chamber were the labor union leaders Joel Ayala, Carlos Aceves del Olmo, and Napoleón Gómez Urrutia . We've been told that in the meeting with the leaders of the FTSE, the CTM, the CIT , and the CATEM was attracting attention after it was said that the new organization, led by Gómez Urrutia , could overshadow or even destroy the other three organizations. Oh well, there wasn't a meeting between the union leaders in the lower chamber but they will eventually meet as things are heating up.

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