President Díaz-Canel Assesses Policy Compliance in Las Tunas

“No one will give us away what we can do for ourselves,” said the first secretary of the PCC Central Committee and president of the Republic

On Thursday, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and President Miguel Diaz-Canel assessed the implementation of measures to correct distortions and revive the economy in this eastern province.

Las Tunas, Cuba.- During the special plenary session of the PCC Provincial Committee, its First Secretary Wálter Simón stated that the meeting coincided with the 59th anniversary of the founding of the first PCC Central Committee.

Simón reported on the work done, considering the weaknesses presented in different sectors, including the new economic stockholders, the presidency posted on X.

In assessing the province’s results in applying the Party policies and economic and social indicators, the official underscored that they are in better conditions, although far from the demands of the organization and the people in Las Tunas.

Accompanied by Humberto Camilo Hernandez, head of the PCC’s cadre policy department, Díaz-Canel addressed productive economic issues to solve problems detected during the party’s visits to the province’s several municipalities this year.

The statesman focused his reflections on the nation's internal reserves to successfully face the U.S. economic siege.

Díaz-Canel said it was inconceivable that 14,000 tax accounts in Las Tunas still had a zero balance or little movement in their funds. This is a window of opportunity for tax evasion, he said, and there is little time left in the year to change this situation. "2025 must begin with a more orderly scenario in this sense," he urged.

He considered encouraging the number of fines imposed and the fight against tax evasion but insufficient, given the Las Tunas budget deficit: "The aim, he said, must be to reach all 282 micro, small or medium-sized businesses in the province to review their operations. "Start with the largest ones," he suggested.

The non-state sector of the economy is part of the country's reality and should be treated as such, he recalled. It should therefore be more involved in the evaluation and strategic planning in each municipality. "We must be coherent, efficient, and in constant contact with them," he said. (PL / 26 Staff)