Speaking on TV on Tuesday, 26 April 2016, Alianza Pais presidential candidate Guillermo Moreno proposed to change the Dominican model of government from one that encourages political patronage through the creation of public sector jobs to one that promotes the productive sector to ensure private sector job creation. He said he would promote a revolution in the economic system to improve quality of life for Dominicans. Moreno said he would promote a fiscal reform that would ensure that the haves, and not the have nots are the ones who bear the tax burden. He said his government would have zero tolerance for corruption and would implement a budgetary reform to improve efficiency of government spending.
“I will establish four-year goals and divide them into in four-year objectives in relation to the national goals in several areas, then redefine the budget chapters so they can guarantee quality of spending,” he told the national audience. He said that his administration would seek to guarantee the right to work for Dominicans, and to ensure that society has mechanisms to control government officials.
The AP candidate said that a key priority for his government would be citizen safety, which would entail transforming the existing Police force into a civilian body and improving the quality of life of its agents. He said the same had to be done with the prosecuting arm of government with the application of the law. He said that the prosecuting arm should be independent from the President and said that judges ought to be chosen for their merits and qualifications.
He said that in his government, police agents would make a minimum of RD$20,000 a month. Moreno said he would focus on attacking the root causes of crime, which he cited as the lack of jobs and education for young people.
Commenting on the health sector, he said he would focus on preventive health programs and improving wages for health staff. He favored more homes for senior citizens.
Guillermo Moreno appeared in the “The Candidates’ Proposals” TV program, organized by the Corripio media group and transmitted by Telesistema (Channel 11) and TeleAntillas (Channel 2) as well as several radio shows.
