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The minister of Tourism, Morena Valdez, announced this morning that so far in 2023 the programmed figures for tourist arrivals have been exceeded. "As of june of this year we have surpassed all projections. We have already received around 1.6 million visitors", she said.

The Central Government continues to generate opportunities for the economic and tourism development of the country, accompanying the inauguration of new air routes at the Aeropuerto Internacional San Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez, which will connect more than 650,000 salvadorans abroad with the country.

During 2022, the Government subsidized the purchase of fuels to prevent a drastic escalation in commodities. From march 2022 until the end of this year, the Government favored an estimated savings of US$585 million to consumers through price containment in diesel, regular gasoline, premium gasoline and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

The minister of Housing, Michelle Sol, handed over the keys to their new homes to two families who, as of today, will reside in Los Conacastes, in the municipality of Nejapa, San Salvador.

According to authorities of the Ministerio de Economía (MINEC), a new increase in fuel prices is expected, exceeding US$6 per gallon for super, regular and diesel gasoline.

The Ministries of Finance and Economy presented before the Legislative Assembly a bill to exempt from Income Tax (ISR) the Christmas bonuses received by public and private employees up to an amount equal to or less than US$1,100.