
The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy RodrĂguez, in the National Assembly for discussion of the Budget Bill 2023. Photo: Twitter/@delcyrodriguezv.
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The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy RodrĂguez, in the National Assembly for discussion of the Budget Bill 2023. Photo: Twitter/@delcyrodriguezv.
On Wednesday, December 14, the vice president of Venezuela, Delcy RodrĂguez, outlined the long history of attacks on the Venezuelan national economy at the special session of the National Assembly held for the first discussion of the Budget Bill for fiscal year 2023.
She highlighted that since 2014, 927 unilateral coercive measures have been imposed on Venezuela: “723 from the US, Europe and the West; 477 on individuals, 169 sanctions directed against public bodies and private companies, 69 national and foreign vessels sanctioned through the naval blockade to prevent trade, 58 aircrafts sanctioned, and 164 sanctions directed towards freezing assets and funds in several countries of the world.”
The vice president added that 17% of the sanctions are directed toward the economy and the financial sector, causing Venezuela to be excluded from the international financial system.
“In addition, 8% of the measures are directed against the private sector, 5% against the political sector, 5% against transportation and food,” RodrĂguez explained.
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She added that between 2015 and October of 2022, nearly 4 billion barrels of oil, worth $232 billion, were lost in production.
Freezing of resources
RodrĂguez stated that an agreement has been reached to free Venezuela’s financial resources, frozen in institutions around the world.
“Every bank where there is a dollar has an order from the US Treasury not to allow the transfer of the money of Venezuelans,” she said, referring to the freezing of Venezuelan accounts abroad. “There has been excessive compliance with the sanctions.”
However, the plan to destroy Venezuela by stripping it of its resources has failed, she emphasized.
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Achievements of the Revolution
Vice President RodrĂguez discussed some of the achievements of the Venezuelan government during 2022, such as the implementation of the 1Ă—10 Good Government Program. The achievements include:
She predicted that the Venezuelan economy will continue to experience double digit growth in 2023.
“We have joined our efforts—both the public sector and the private sector,” she added. “The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates single digit growth for Venezuela in 2023. I assert that the growth will be in the double digits, and the IMF will have to correct its forecast.”
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