Walmart intends to continue substituting 5% of annual imports with local merchandise to continue expanding its investment in the purchase of local products, officials added.
“Federal funding has been essential to rebuilding Puerto Rico’s infrastructure, supporting its health care system and ensuring educational opportunities for its residents. Any cuts to these resources would directly affect the island’s most vulnerable communities and jeopardize the progress made in recent years.”
— Sergio M. Marxuach, policy director, Center for a New Economy