Manuel Marrero Cruz, member of the Political Bureau and Prime Minister of Cuba, spoke in favor of efficient trade for the people, with a greater quantity of goods and services, quality and more affordable prices.
Summarizing this Monday in the presence of Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and President of the Republic, the balance of the Ministry of Domestic Trade for 2024, Marrero recognized the hard work of the agency to contribute to the quality of life of the people in the midst of great limitations.
Marrero recognized the hard work of the organization to, in the midst of great limitations, contribute to the quality of life of the people. Especially since guaranteeing, for example, the regulated family basket depends on supplies from agriculture and the food industry and on the well-known financial limitations.
It is important that they have identified the government program aimed at reviving the economy, he told the directors in allusion to how by 2025, for each of its objectives, concrete goals have been set to achieve more efficient trade.
In this sense, he directed to continue working on the improvement of the local subordinate retailer, consolidate good practices in this regard, and demand compliance with the established rules and regulations by all economic actors that provide services.
Given that in 2024 retail commercial circulation was only 84.% and sales of goods and gastronomic services decreased, Marrero stressed the need to eliminate all the distortions that exist in the business sector as well as in the private sector referring, for example, to prices and leases of premises.
Demanding consumer protection and ensuring the improvement of the image of establishments were other calls of the Prime Minister, in addition to recalling the leading role of the agency in the conduct of commerce, as it is up to governments and local entities to execute the country’s policy.
Besides he also indicated strengthening wholesale trade as the main source of supplies for retailers, without losing the essence that the most insured foods are those of national production as they do not have the currency.
Other processes or programs in this sector, which in his opinion require greater monitoring and control, are those of banking, foreign investment, e-commerce, the Family Care System, digital transformation and institutional communication.
The head of government also insisted on the completion of the cadre staff, as well as on the confrontation and prevention of crime, a task that, as was said at the meeting, requires greater control in the port-transport-internal economy chain, and in warehouses and other units.
Speaking together with directors of the agency and several provinces, Betsy Díaz Velázquez, mentioned among the purposes for 2025 to ensure compliance with retail mercantile circulation, and greater effectiveness in contracting with productive forms in order to guarantee the regulated family basket.
In conclusion organizing the trade of goods and services through e-commerce platforms with payments from and abroad, and improving programs for people, families and communities in vulnerable situations, are other goals or objectives.
With information of Cuban News Agency/Translated by radio Angulo
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