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Categories: POLITICS

Cuban economic and social reforms implementation

Entities: Esteban Lazo Hernández · Cuba · National Assembly of People's Power · Esteban Lazo · Raúl Castro

Overview

In late July 2026 Cuba continued moving its broad economic and social transformation agenda through the legislative process.

After the Council of State’s review on 23 July, the National Assembly of People’s Power opened its seventh ordinary period on 29 July at the Palacio de Convenciones in Havana. The mixed virtual‑in‑person session, chaired by President Esteban Lazo, assessed the execution of the 2026 state budget, presented the 2025 financial liquidation, and debated draft laws on agricultural and forest land, housing, central state administration, the personal‑identity and domicile system, and a revised Labour Code.

The session also included remote participation by General‑of‑the‑Army Raúl Castro Ruz and President Miguel Díaz‑Canel Bermúdez, and a declaration by Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla condemning the U.S. “blockade.” Delegates highlighted the role of grassroots representatives, and ten newly elected deputies were sworn in.

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

[● 4 SOURCES] The VII Ordinary Period of Sessions of the X Legislature of Cuba’s National Assembly began on 29‑30 July 2024. (f2a5863b-6304-48a9-9dae-ea758da98b43, 3002d4a9-3c96-46c9-b3a3-46ae96c80d51, 50ad864a-f505-402e-84c8-7de44c299ad2, a78b1c)
[● 3 SOURCES] The Cuban National Assembly began its VII Ordinary Period of Sessions of the X Legislature on 29‑30 July 2024. (Articles f2a5863b-6304-48a9-9dae-ea758da98b43, 3002d4a9-3c96-46c9-b3a3-46ae96c80d51, 67448dd1-1063-4d83-a8ac-e2f6fe5cf)
[● 3 SOURCES] Deputies will discuss economic, social and legislative challenges, including evaluation of government projections for 2026. (Articles f2a5863b-6304-48a9-9dae-ea758da98b43, 3002d4a9-3c96-46c9-b3a3-46ae96c80d51, 67448dd1-1063-4d83-a8ac-e2f6fe5cf)
[● 3 SOURCES] The agenda includes review of the state budget for the first half of the year and the liquidation report for the 2025 budget. (Articles f2a5863b-6304-48a9-9dae-ea758da98b43, 3002d4a9-3c96-46c9-b3a3-46ae96c80d51, 67448dd1-1063-4d83-a8ac-e2f6fe5cf)
[● 3 SOURCES] Legislative projects to be considered include laws on agro‑forestry land, central state administration, housing, labor code and personal identity and domicile system. (Articles f2a5863b-6304-48a9-9dae-ea758da98b43, 3002d4a9-3c96-46c9-b3a3-46ae96c80d51, 67448dd1-1063-4d83-a8ac-e2f6fe5cf)
[● 3 SOURCES] The session is conducted via videoconference and at the Palace of Conventions in Havana. (Articles f2a5863b-6304-48a9-9dae-ea758da98b43, 3002d4a9-3c96-46c9-b3a3-46ae96c80d51, 67448dd1-1063-4d83-a8ac-e2f6fe5cf)
[● 3 SOURCES] The agenda includes evaluation of 2026 government projections, execution of the first‑half 2026 state budget, and liquidation of the 2025 budget. (f2a5863b-6304-48a9-9dae-ea758da98b43, 3002d4a9-3c96-46c9-b3a3-46ae96c80d51, 50ad864a-f505-402e-84c8-7de44c299ad2)
[● 2 SOURCES] The session was held via videoconference and at the Palace of Conventions in Havana. (f2a5863b-6304-48a9-9dae-ea758da98b43, 3002d4a9-3c96-46c9-b3a3-46ae96c80d51)
[● 2 SOURCES] Raúl Castro attended the session virtually. (50ad864a-f505-402e-84c8-7de44c299ad2, a78b1c65-cb5a-4431-8866-d73bda22c08b)
[● 2 SOURCES] Miguel Díaz‑Canel attended the session. (50ad864a-f505-402e-84c8-7de44c299ad2, a78b1c65-cb5a-4431-8866-d73bda22c08b)
[● 2 SOURCES] Draft laws under consideration include agro‑forestry land, organization of the central state administration, housing, the labour code, and a personal‑identity and domicile system. (f2a5863b-6304-48a9-9dae-ea758da98b43, 3002d4a9-3c96-46c9-b3a3-46ae96c80d51)
[● 2 SOURCES] Delegates emphasized the importance of grassroots community delegates and criticized the United States blockade. (618f3bd2-3bb2-4537-a49b-9c05a915ccfe, ccb6ac1d-6df6-4e5a-bf38-c4c4b60b2bd5)

Timeline

about 23 hours ago

[POLITICS] 12 sources
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Cuba's National Assembly to evaluate economic and social reforms
Cuba's National Assembly will convene on 29 July to review economic and social reforms, budget execution, 2025 liquidation and draft laws on land, housing, administration, identity and a new Labor Code, led by
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Sources

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