The Council of Ministers approved six decree-laws, which will be presented to the Council of State, to update the legal provisions for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), self-employed workers, and private sector companies in Cuba.
"Unlike what the enemies of the Revolution say, this is not a crusade against micro, small, and medium enterprises or against non-state management. These are policies approved in the Congress of the Communist Party," said Manuel Marrero about the new decrees.
The extraordinary meeting took place on July 12. The Cuban Prime Minister stated that the initial regulations had legal loopholes that led to "distortions." In addition, he acknowledged that there were errors on the part of the state counterpart when contracting services from the private sector.
"It is necessary to clarify the role that each actor plays in the country's economy, and the Constitution of the Republic makes it clear that the main actor is the socialist state-owned enterprise," he emphasized.
The Council of Ministers approved two more decrees, one of them modifies Decree 49 and specifies the activities that micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises are not authorized to carry out. The second decree is for the creation of a new entity within the Central State Administration: the National Institute of Non-State Actors.
Since last week, the government started to fine small and medium-sized businesses for alleged violations of price caps on six essential items.
One of the sanctioned micro, small, and medium enterprises is located in East Havana. The owner was selling the oil for 1,200 pesos, when the price set by the state agency is 990 pesos per liter. They received a fine of 8,000 pesos, according to Decree 30 Article 7 section B.
The government has involved the citizenry in its battle against the private sector. Authorities have asked the population to report by telephone any seller who does not respect price limits and dares to violate the newly established rules.
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