After being appointed by Governor Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia as the Chief Public Finance Officer of the Government of Puerto Rico (CFO), the Secretary of the Department of Finance, Francisco Parés Alicea, said that will no longer charge for the new pose.
“This appointment of ‘CFO’ did not separate me from the post of Secretary of the Treasury, nor will it provide me with additional financial considerations. It has been assigned to the Department of the Treasury. more tax responsibilities. Similarly, I continue to work in tennis on Fridays. “, The official expressed on his social networks.
This appointment as “CFO” did not separate me from the position of Secretary of the Treasury, nor will it provide me with additional financial considerations. Assigned to @DptoHacienda more tax responsibilities.
Similarly, I continue to work in tennis on Fridays.#Godspeed
– Francisco Parés Alicea (@SecHacienda) February 21, 2021
“The Secretary of the Treasury is an excellent resource in this government and his achievements are proven. As a government CFO, I have entrusted him as a priority to attend to and update the audited financial statements. We need to have an accurate map of our finances and so we can responsibly establish the fiscal solutions we need. To get out of the Board we have to finish and publish the updated financial statements, keep a balanced budget and responsibly adjust the public debt, ”the governor argued earlier.