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Moreno is a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the head town of Moreno Partido. It forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires urban conurbation and is located around 36 km to the west of the autonomous city of Buenos Aires. According to the 2001 census [INDEC], the population was 148,290.

Ecuador protests: hundreds take place, such as the President laments ‘criminal'

Feb 16,2020 6:52 am

Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno has said he is going to subsidies "not negotiate with criminals", after a second day of protests against cuts to fuel.

Mr Moreno said he would not reverse his decision to scrap fuel subsides, already for four decades.

the chair at a meeting of the Cabinet, The President said he would not bow to the demands of the "criminals".

Upset over The Rising cost of fuel, the demonstrators took to The Streets across the country.

On Thursday, when the cuts came into force, protesters blocked roads across The County , bringing traffic to a standstill.

In answer, a 60-day state of emergency was declared by Mr Moreno said he would not allow to impose that the protesters "chaos".

More protests held on Friday in Quito, the capital, and The City of Guayaquil, where The Streets were littered with makeshift barricades and burning tires.

Riot police were deployed to the protests under control

taken About 350 people, said during the demonstrations, Ecuador Ministry of the interior, with reports of looting and clashes with police.

the authorities said 28 police officers were injured, a dozen police cars destroyed, and a local Government Building was attacked.

- What President Moreno ?

At a Cabinet meeting on Friday, President Moreno said he was open to talks with anyone affected by the cuts, but pointed to those who, as yet, to violence.

"We don't negotiate with criminals," the 66-year-old President , resigned said office in the year 2017.

President Moreno said he would not allow the demonstrators to impose "chaos"

struck a defiant tone, Mr. Moreno said, the majority of Ecuadorians support his "courageous decision", say the protesters, he would not change his mind.

"I'm very happy about the strong response, the majority of which we have received, from Ecuador, is in support of the people, a brave decision by The National government," Mr Moreno said.

Why has The President scrap the subsidies?

Mr Moreno said that the fuel subsidy, the cost to the government for $1. 3 billion (£1 billion) a year, were no longer affordable.

the abolition of The fuel subsidy, for the first time in the 1970s, to support part of Mr Moreno -plan, Ecuador's flagging economy and ease its debt burden.

have led The protests against the end of fuel subsidies, which decided by students, and the transport-sector

Ecuador's government has cut public spending as part of a loan deal with The International monetary Fund (IMF).

The agreement, signed in March, allows Ecuador to borrow $4. 2 billion (£3. 4bn).

On Tuesday, Ecuador announced the organization of the petroleum Exporting countries (Opec) to pump oil and increase tax revenues.



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Source of news: bbc.com

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