The President of the Herrera Industrial Association, Antonio Espin, told the Listin Diario newspaper that President Mejia’s address to the nation was wide-ranging, bold, and complex, but in certain aspects lacked viability. He said that the program that will provide DR$300 a month to 300,000 needy families is not feasible since the Banco de Reservas hasn’t the capacity to serve such a large number of clients in a month. According to Espin, "no bank has the capacity to receive 300,000 new clients, least of all the state-run bank which must also serve all state employees." He explained that this program would produce political deals to give out money, owing to the fact that upcoming are the municipal and legislative elections. He also criticized the use of the General Directorate of Internal Revenue (DGII) to combat speculation. He said that to use the DGII as a threat against businesses is unacceptable, and that in no country on earth may a state entity be used as the lance-point to challenge businesspeople.
