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CARDINAL Francisco Javier Errázuriz, Archbishop of Santiago, put a damper on Chile’s independence anniversary celebrations last week by branding the widening gap between rich and poor “scandalous”…Chile has made great progress towards economic development, the cardinal conceded, and average incomes have risen sharply. But, he said, reducing the income gap between the rich and the poor, and ensuring that the entire population’s basic needs are met, must be the overriding priority of the successor to outgoing President Lagos following December’s elections.
The probable winner, Michelle Bachelet, said the cardinal’s views on income distribution and equality coincided closely with her own. President Lagos admitted that the cardinal had a point. His finance minister, Nicolás Eyzaguirre, although he defended the government’s achievements, conceded, “We have been heartless … We should have shown more sensitivity towards those in need.” Both the President and Sr Eyzaguirre conceded that the government’s initial aim of “growth with equality” had not been achieved, with the latter being sacrificed to the former. …
CARDINAL Francisco Javier Errázuriz, Archbishop of Santiago, put a damper on Chile’s independence anniversary celebrations last week by branding the widening gap between rich and poor “scandalous”…Chile has made great progress towards economic development, the cardinal conceded, and average incomes have risen sharply. But, he said, reducing the income gap between the rich and the poor, and ensuring that the entire population’s basic needs are met, must be the overriding priority of the successor to outgoing President Lagos following December’s elections.
The probable winner, Michelle Bachelet, said the cardinal’s views on income distribution and equality coincided closely with her own. President Lagos admitted that the cardinal had a point. His finance minister, Nicolás Eyzaguirre, although he defended the government’s achievements, conceded, “We have been heartless … We should have shown more sensitivity towards those in need.” Both the President and Sr Eyzaguirre conceded that the government’s initial aim of “growth with equality” had not been achieved, with the latter being sacrificed to the former. …