Morales Government

Bolivian Miners' Protest Of 2007 - Political Positions - Morales Government
... The Morales government had implemented a tax increase because it was hoping to recoup $83 million in unpaid mining taxes ... The government is also seeking to increase this tax income "to as much as $300 million" due to increased international demand for its natural resources ... Morales has also stated that his goal is to nationalize Bolivia’s entire mining sector, of which this tax increase is seen as a first step ...

Evo Morales And The Roman Catholic Church - Conflict Over Religious Classes in State Schools - Bishops Critique Patzi
... after Patzi's statements Archbishop Tito Solari of Cochabamba said the Morales government must be consistent when it talks about respecting beliefs, which “imp ... a special way, those in need.” He defined what he thought was the proper role of the government saying, “The state and the institutions of civil society can contribute, in a ... She said, “We are anxious, not out of fear but out of concern, that the government define its position in order to begin dialogue.” She took issue with Patzi labeling the current system ...

Bolivia–United States Relations - Narcotics Issues
2002, the United States ambassador Manuel Rocha condemned Evo Morales in a speech, warning Bolivian voters that if they elected someone who wanted Bolivia to become a major ... a huge boost of more than ten points for Morales in the ensuing elections, who came within two points of winning the national presidential vote ... Morales called Rocha his "campaign chief." To accomplish that goal, successive Bolivian governments instituted programs offering cash compensation to coca farmers who eradicated voluntarily, and the ...