The words of Raul Castro at the inauguration of the Sixth Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), last Saturday, confirmed several things: that the Cuban economic reform progresses, even timid, to a mixed system, with more private and less state , that its scope and limits are unclear, although there is talk of a "five" to "update model" there is no respite in sight to replace the historic leadership, and an octogenarian, and the worst enemy of the changes is the actual way of functioning of the PCC and its bureaucracy more orthodox, and to this reality Castro said the party and its methods must also be reformed.
The Cuban president, 79, made it clear from the outset that the changes are made to "preserve" socialism, not destroy. That said, on Sunday confirmed the direction of the changes that the Congress shall enact VI: decentralization, self-business, encouraging private initiative and self-employment, but with limits, reduced social spending - the ration book gradually disappear - and drastic adjustment in government employment, but with flexible terms.
Castro Cuba reiterated that planning take precedence, but said he did not "ignore the trends in the market" before the big coconut. In this line, said three new opening measures almost ready: the authorization for the sale of houses and cars, the expansion of the boundaries of the State of vacant land that can be delivered to farmers, and the regulations that allow banks to lend to self-employed.
The scope and limits of "catching up", he said, for example, that in discussions leading to the Cubans had asked Congress to allow the accumulation of capital to private entrepreneurs. He said that currently it is not legal, but had taken note. There are many ambiguities and questions. One is how will the cohabitation of a socialist planning system with an emerging market, and doubts generated by the limit calculated by Castro to pave the way for the new model: a five year period.
Will he reach the time and energy? On the relay, said that today the revolution has "a pool of substitutes adequately prepared" and acknowledged that we need a "rejuvenation" of all administrative positions and partisan, not excluding himself. All new for Cuba proposed to limit to two terms of five years the time they can exercise power key government posts and the PCC.
Raul Castro was very critical of the machinery of the PCC and its officers more orthodox, overtly refractory to change. He said the party organization should not have administrative functions, as now, had been considered a serious error condition the occupation of a charge on the militants.
After demanding "banish" PCC "the inertia based on dogmas and empty slogans, which hampers the implementation of government decisions, announced to Congress in January of 2012, a special party conference to change its working methods. 
The Cuban president, 79, made it clear from the outset that the changes are made to "preserve" socialism, not destroy. That said, on Sunday confirmed the direction of the changes that the Congress shall enact VI: decentralization, self-business, encouraging private initiative and self-employment, but with limits, reduced social spending - the ration book gradually disappear - and drastic adjustment in government employment, but with flexible terms.
Castro Cuba reiterated that planning take precedence, but said he did not "ignore the trends in the market" before the big coconut. In this line, said three new opening measures almost ready: the authorization for the sale of houses and cars, the expansion of the boundaries of the State of vacant land that can be delivered to farmers, and the regulations that allow banks to lend to self-employed.
The scope and limits of "catching up", he said, for example, that in discussions leading to the Cubans had asked Congress to allow the accumulation of capital to private entrepreneurs. He said that currently it is not legal, but had taken note. There are many ambiguities and questions. One is how will the cohabitation of a socialist planning system with an emerging market, and doubts generated by the limit calculated by Castro to pave the way for the new model: a five year period.
Will he reach the time and energy? On the relay, said that today the revolution has "a pool of substitutes adequately prepared" and acknowledged that we need a "rejuvenation" of all administrative positions and partisan, not excluding himself. All new for Cuba proposed to limit to two terms of five years the time they can exercise power key government posts and the PCC.
Raul Castro was very critical of the machinery of the PCC and its officers more orthodox, overtly refractory to change. He said the party organization should not have administrative functions, as now, had been considered a serious error condition the occupation of a charge on the militants.
After demanding "banish" PCC "the inertia based on dogmas and empty slogans, which hampers the implementation of government decisions, announced to Congress in January of 2012, a special party conference to change its working methods.
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