Governments rarely announce mass layoffs as proof of reform. Yet that is precisely how National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has presented its decision to dismiss 261 employees while initiating disciplinary proceedings against nine civil servants. The move has been framed as a necessary clean-up to protect the integrity of the government’s flagship Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme. But if an institution barely a year old already requires such sweeping personnel action, the problem runs far deeper than individual misconduct. To subscribe please click here
