The governor of Campeche, Layda Sansores Sanromán, declared that her administration is facing a liquidity crisis and that they can no longer afford “even to pay the electricity bill.” She warned that if they cannot cover the next bill, “I won’t borrow money or ask for an extension; I’ll shut down all the offices, and they’ll see that in Campeche, the offices are paralyzed because we have no resources…”
For the second week in a row, the Morena party governor maintained her narrative that they are facing a critical financial situation as a result of the 4 billion peso cut to their federal revenue sharing this year and what she has called the unfair Fiscal Coordination Law.
Despite the fact that Congress approved her taking out a 1 billion peso loan to be repaid over 20 years in order to carry out “productive investment projects,” she has not yet reported whether she has already drawn down or will draw down the funds.
A few days ago, she stated that to pay the previous electricity bill, they had to request a 15-day extension to gather the required amount, a situation that she said made her feel poor. “I don’t think I ever knew poverty in my life, and I only came to know it now at the end of my life. And I say today, after all, one can be happy in poverty, because I feel poor when the Secretary of Finance tells me that we won’t be able to pay the electricity bill…”
This Tuesday, during an official event celebrating State Employee Day, Sansores admitted that his administration lacks the liquidity to meet this and other obligations:
“We don’t have a single peso of liquidity. I never dreamed we could live like this, and when it came time to pay the electricity bill, we didn’t even have enough to pay this year’s bill. That’s the cursed formula we inherited from those on the right who thought Campeche could produce 80 percent of the oil and suffer all the sacrifices.
Last two months,” he explained, “they gave us a two- or three-week grace period to scrape together the few cents we needed to pay it, but I already told them, we already went to Mexico City: the next time they cut off our electricity, when we don’t have the money to pay it, I’m not going to pay it, I’m not going to borrow money, and I’m not going to ask for an extension. I’m shutting down all the offices, and they’ll see that in Campeche, the offices are paralyzed because we don’t have the resources, we don’t have the energy for the machines, to work, and not because…” We don’t want it, but rather because someone else decided for us.
Despite this, he thanked President Sheinbaum for the support they have received, because “I have never received such solidarity before. We’ve never had any money to repair roads, for all this pothole patching in the towns. The year before last they gave us 80 million pesos, and last year they gave us 328 million, and all the construction companies are working.”
Despite the gravity of the financial situation, she asserted: “We will continue fighting, but we will never stop until we fulfill our duty. This path is sometimes very difficult because being in the opposition is anything but comfortable. You always face more problems if you are a woman, as you bear the brunt of misogyny. But I have learned to walk with my head held high, even if they call me a whore. Let them call me whatever they want, but here I am with a clear conscience, with the pride and legacy of my parents, and they won’t break me, just as they won’t break any of us with a single punch. We will continue working to serve you all,” she emphasized.
Source: jornada
