The Treasury Department’s preliminary year-end General Fund report released Wednesday showing an uptick in revenue collections may not necessarily be a sign of real economic improvement, the Center for the New Economy said Thursday upon analyzing the results.
Although the government has managed to successfully contain public spending since 2008, the island’s indebtedness rate has soared at a faster pace than its Gross National Product during the last three years, currently reaching a 50-year high.
The task of repairing Puerto Rico’s retirement systems debacle, which credit rating agencies have warned could affect the island’s credit rating, will require “tolerance, capacity for frank dialogue, a commitment to negotiate in good faith and willingness to make and honor concessions by retirees, current government employees and the general public.”
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