Cuba cuts 92,000 government jobs as fiscal deficit widens
Prime Minister Manuel Marrero announced that roughly 92,000 positions will be eliminated from the ministries of Education, Health, Culture and Sports. The cuts are part of a broader reform to shrink the central administration from 27 ministries to about 20, merging several ministries and creating "super‑ministries". Remaining state agencies are expected to complete their own staffing reductions by September, with the reforms aimed at separating state functions from business operations and improving efficiency.
In the same period, Cuba reported a fiscal deficit of 35 billion Cuban pesos, exceeding the plan by 6.744 billion pesos due to a shortfall of 26.34 billion pesos in net revenues. The government financed part of the gap by issuing bonds worth 65 billion pesos and granted greater autonomy to more than 15,000 state enterprises to set salaries, prices and labour relations.
Entities: Cuba · Cuban government · Manuel Marrero · National Assembly of People's Power
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] The Cuban government issued bonds worth 65 billion pesos to finance commitments related to the deficit. (Fiscal report notes bond issuance.)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The reforms aim to separate state functions from business operations and improve government efficiency. (Stated by Prime Minister Manuel Marrero.)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The job cuts are part of a reform to reduce the number of ministries from 27 to about 20‑21 and merge several ministries. (Reform plan announced by Prime Minister Manuel Marrero.)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Cuba reported a fiscal deficit of 35 billion Cuban pesos for the first half of the year. (Fiscal report released by Cuban authorities.)
- [● 2 SOURCES] Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero announced the elimination of about 92,000 government positions across the ministries of Education, Health, Culture and Sports. (Prime Minister Manuel Marrero announced to the National Assembly.)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The deficit exceeds the planned amount by 6.744 billion pesos due to a shortfall in net revenues of 26.34 billion pesos. (Fiscal report details.)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] More than 15,000 state enterprises have been granted greater autonomy to set salaries, prices and labour relations. (Decree announced by Prime Minister Manuel Marrero.)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Remaining state agencies will finalize their own staffing reductions by September. (Announcement by Prime Minister Manuel Marrero.)