Peru’s Government Defends Road Tolls as a Court Weighs Scrapping Them

Markets Key Facts —The defence. Four state bodies issued a joint statement backing Peru toll roads as essential infrastructure funding. —The signatories. They were the finance and transport ministries, road regulator Ositrán and investment agency ProInversión. —The trigger. The Constitutional Court is weighing whether to cancel tolls on another highway concession. —The case. A citizen…