[Economics] "The economy is doing well, don't throw it away": the plea of a former official of former President Duque to Gustavo Petro

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A profound stir has been unleashed in various political sectors as a result of the degrowth theory that has been supported not only by the President of the Republic, Gustavo Petro, but also by other members of his cabinet, such as the Minister of Mines, Irene Velez; The controversy has also provoked a strong reaction from one of the former officials of the administration of ex-president Iván Duque.

 

This is Víctor Muñoz, former director of the Administrative Department of the Presidency of the Republic, who in recent days has been quite active on social networks and in a recent trill begged the government of the Historical Pact "not to throw away the economy" by remembering that it is going well.

 

In the same way, he took advantage of Twitter to openly criticize the theory of growth, pointing out that it is a clear narrative from the national government to argue a possible scenario of a decrease in investment, consumption and a blow to growth.

 

“The theory of growth is the narrative that the government is preparing to justify the decrease in foreign investment, decrease in consumption, lower growth and lower job creation that we will see in the coming months. The economy is doing well, do not throw it away, ”Muñoz posted on his Twitter account of him.

 

However, and along the same lines, former President Iván Duque, less than a month after being released in the use of good retirement as national president, continues to highlight the good results of one of the banners of his government, the orange economy, thanks to which was committed to the ICT industry in the country.

 

Through his social networks he, Duque made reference to several press clippings in which it is highlighted that the Fintech industry or financial applications are going through their best moment in Colombia, which is in the top 3 of the nations in Latin America. that with greater growth in this topic.

 

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