| | |  News Around the Republic of Mexico | January 2009 
Calderon Criticized over Mexico's Economy
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| | Thousands of farmers take part in a march in Mexico City January 30, 2009. Farmers from all over the country marched in Mexico City demanding better government policies for enhancing production and budget increase. (Reuters/Jorge Dan Lopez) | |
Mexico City - Thousands of protesters filled streets in Mexico City saying they are angry that the government has frozen the price of gasoline but not diesel fuel.
Many of the demonstrators were from rural areas that depend on diesel to run farm equipment, BBC reported Saturday. Protesters also blamed President Felipe Calderon for not boosting the Mexican economy, the British broadcaster reported.
BBC said the Mexican economy has been hit by a fall in the amount of money sent home by Mexicans living abroad.
Remittances from Mexicans living abroad - mainly in the United States - have fallen for the first time since record-keeping began in 1995. After oil revenues, remittances from abroad account for Mexico's second largest source of foreign income. |
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