As Venezuela's Inflation Soars, Chavez Promises Attack Plan/ Chávez dice que actuará con mano firme para frenar aumento de dólar paralelo

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez responded Sunday to what could become an out-of-control inflation problem, promising swift action that will include unleashing the military to nail merchants who unfairly raise prices. Chavez said that in many of the cases, it's not just greed but politics that are leading merchants to raise prices. With key congressional elections just four months away, he said, businesses loyal to the opposition are hoarding goods so prices will rise, in the hopes of stirring panic and pulling voters away from the ruling socialist party ( full information)/ El presidente venezolano Hugo Chávez aseguró la noche del viernes que su gobierno actuará "con mano firme" para frenar el sostenido incremento del dólar "permuta" -que se obtiene por la venta de bonos de deuda- para lo cual dijo que aplicará medidas que no anunció.
""El salto del dólar que llaman paralelo (...) Ahí hay un alto componente especulativo", dijo Chávez en una reunión con sus ministros transmitida por la televisión estatal VTV. ( información completa)