Brasília – After a year of new developments in concessions of ports, roads, airports, and oil reserves, the Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff has said this Wednesday (11th) that concessions will continue in 2014, with an emphasis on railways.
“In the case of railways, I believe investing in partnership with the private sector is crucial. It is unacceptable for a continent-sized country to not have this investment. The fact that this investment was not made in the 19th and 20th centuries is unforgivable, but the 21st century will call for a world-class railroad system,” said the president while attending the opening of the 8th National Industry Summit, held by the National Confederation of Industry (CNI).
The president explained that partnerships with private enterprises are key not only in finance, but also in management. According to her, partnerships with the private sector will enable the country’s economic growth to pick up, and the supply of goods and services to be more adequate.
Rousseff told the businessmen in attendance that measures taken by the government this year have enabled a reduction of electricity prices, which was a request from industrialists, and noted that tax breaks, including payroll tax reductions, have been increased as well.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
