President Santos has only completed 7% of promised housing project: Senator
President Santos has only completed 7% of promised housing project: Senator
May 8, 2014 posted by Victoria McKenzie
Official figures show that Colombia’s government has built less than 10% of 100,000 houses promised to low-income families across the country, according to a Colombian Senator, national media reported on Thursday.
Senator Jorge Robledo stated that not only has President Juan Manuel Santos failed to carry out a $583 million construction project, but that the president is also using the same promises of social housing and claims of its success to promote his campaign in Colombia’s upcoming presidential elections, reported Caracol Radio.
According to Robledo, despite continuous guarantees made by Santos and his running mate, German Vargas Lleras, only 6,969 houses have been built, representing 7% of the total projected work.
In June 2013, the President announced that the government would invest $583 million for the construction of 100,000 homes for low-income families across Colombia.
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http://colombiareports.co/president-santos-built-7-housing-promised-santos/