López Obrador announces $ 26,329 million in priority projects

Andrés Manuel López Obrador who will badume the presidency of Mexico on December 1, announced an investment of 500,000 million pesos ($ 26,329 million) in priority projects, putting the # Focus on the Development of the South Isthmus of Tehuantepec

Before journalists meet in front of their offices in Mexico City, López Obrador reported that today he was discussing with his economic team "the subject of seven projects that we consider urgent, priority"

These include the new airport of Ciudad de Mexico the development of l & # 39; Isthmus of Tehuantepec, the Maya Train project of Cancun in Palenque and the construction of 300 rural roads.

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Promises an "austere government"

"We will allocate about 500,000 million pesos for the programs we call priority. These resources will be combined with the money we are going to get with savings, because the salaries of senior civil servants will be reduced; He added that "this is not going to buy expensive, he will buy the essential, and corruption will not be allowed and he will give us the budget".

He argued that the priority will have the project of developing the Isthmus of Tehuantepec "to unite Asian countries with the east coast of the United States and create jobs in all this part of the national territory. " 19659002] Regarding the new airport of the capital, a project that was very critical, he indicated that three options are being considered: continue plans to build the new terminal in Lake Texcoco, build two additional runways in the military airbase Santa Claus Lucía and Texcoco airport concession so that the public money is not used in its construction.

He indicated that a group of advisers will give a recommendation on the best option in mid-August, and that a public debate will be opened thereafter. about the project. "And at the end of October, there will be a citizens' consultation for Mexicans to decide what we are going to do, because the project involves decisions involving billions of pesos in the budget," he said. money from Mexicans ".

EFE