The Minister of Economy, María Luisa Hayem, had announced two days ago that the measure would allow El Salvador to get out of the backlog in terms of metric units used for many years such as gallons, books and square sticks.
Two days after the Minister of Economy, María Luisa Hayem, communicated through her social networks that from June 2021 it would begin to applyand a new system of metric units with which products such as gasoline are sold in liters and not in gallons, the institution asked this Thursday in the Legislative Assembly to repeal the law that supported this change and blamed the deputies for this regulation in 2011.
“The legislative decision has caused confusion in the population and could hide dark interests on the part of deputies to favor individuals and affect the pockets of Salvadorans,” the statement said.
SEE: Gasoline is sold in letters and other products will be weighed in kilograms, according to the new metric system to be implemented in 2021
Minister Hayem’s tweets were deleted from the official account of the Ministry of Economy.
Days before the start of this tweet, this change was already underway and since October this year, together with the National Quality Council, workshops have been held to publicize this new system that will allow companies to adapt. se to this change of measures used throughout the world.
“It will be in June 2021, when employers will have to sell their products in these units, ensuring that consumers understand the exact amount at fair prices,” the function said.
That day, he added that with this measure the country will emerge from a setback of many years and that it could now facilitate much more national and international trade.
The International System of Units was created in 1960 and gradually harmonized among most countries that are included in the World Trade Organization to standardize all international trade.
