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Weekly Report - 25 June 2015 (WR-15-25)
URUGUAY-REGION: Presidential plane purchase excites controversy
Uruguay’s centre-right opposition Partido Nacional (PN, Blancos) is accusing the left-wing government led by President Tabaré Vázquez of inconsistency by preaching austerity while finding money without any difficulty for its own pet projects and ideological affinities. The president of the PN, Luis Alberto Heber, attacked the government for gratuitous spending on a US$1.26m ‘Hawker 700’ presidential plane, and writing off a US$50m debt to Cuba. The criticism of the plane purchase is harsh, however, when compared to some of the extravagant purchases elsewhere in the region.
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