Ranchers and assembly gather to talk about private property

"The present Constitution states that land must serve a social function, but also says something basic: the private property guarantees the rule.". This was expressed today Paul Olsen, president of the breeders' association Coastal and Galapagos, for display against at the possibility that the state can confiscate property.

The guild Agriculture met on Monday with the assembly to seek to rectify the proposal adopted at first reading on the state administration of land deemed unproductive.

Olsen said it believes that this proposal violates private property and emphasized that if approved, could have fatal consequences on the productive sector, because "the only thing that will do is discourage private investment and drive away foreign capital."

Along the same lines was Assemblyman PRI, Vincent Taiana, who assured that with the possible reform, "is in jeopardy private property even when cultivated efficiently."

But Assemblyman of PAIS, Gustavo Darquea, ruled that the intentions of the Articles of eliminating private property. " "We want to make this a country of owners and producers," he said.

Full yet to define a second and final debate this issue.