Mexican president defends move to expedite public works

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MEXICO CITY: A new Mexican government measure to expedite infrastructure projects aims to streamline bureaucracy, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday (Nov 23) amid criticism that the step would undermine the public tender process. Infrastructure projects of \u0022public interest and national s

MEXICO CITY: A new Mexican government measure to expedite infrastructure projects aims to streamline bureaucracy, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday amid criticism that the step would undermine the public tender process.

Infrastructure projects of"public interest and national security" can be authorised by the federal government, according to guidelines published Monday in the official gazette. Provisional authorisation will be issued within five days of when applications for a project are submitted in order to"guarantee their timely execution," it states.

Under the measure, federal agencies can grant such authorisations and licenses for telecommunications, tourism, railways, ports, airports and other infrastructure projects that are considered"priority or strategic for national development."Lopez Obrador defended the measure, saying it would facilitate internal cooperation, and declared that the federal government was guided by justice and honesty.

"This has nothing to do with transparency. The ministries, we're all held accountable," he told a regular news conference.

 

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