Ministerio de Finanzas Públicas clarifies legalities and addresses media claims in recent tweets

The Guatemalan Ministry of Public Finance (Ministerio de Finanzas Públicas) addressed recent public concerns in a series of posts on November 10, 2025. The tweets discussed the legality of multiple businesses sharing the same commercial address, government involvement regarding content removal from YouTube, and issues related to media reporting accuracy.

In a statement posted on November 10, 2025, the Ministry said: "En relación con el hecho de que estas empresas compartan el mismo domicilio comercial, el ministro resaltó que la coexistencia de varios establecimientos en una misma dirección no infringe la ley, ni contraviene, en principio, el marco legal vigente, asimismo, explicó que el". This clarification comes amid questions about business registration practices in Guatemala.

On the same day, the Ministry relayed comments from President Bernardo Arévalo (@BArevalodeLeon), stating: "Por su parte, el presidente @BArevalodeLeon, afirmó que el @GuatemalaGob no solicitó la eliminación del reportaje en YouTube y desconoce las razones por las que la plataforma decidió bajarlo. asimismo, hizo un llamado a la responsabilidad, recordando que en el país existen https://t.co/AkojTwql96". President Arévalo emphasized that the Guatemalan government did not request the removal of a specific YouTube report and is unaware of why it was taken down by the platform.

Additionally, Minister Jonathan Menkos (@jmenkos) commented on potential inaccuracies in recent media coverage. In another tweet dated November 10, 2025: "El ministro @jmenkos indicó que estas imprecisiones podrían deberse a que el medio no solicitó información a la Dirección de Comunicación Social del #Minfin para corroborar los datos antes de su publicación." The minister suggested that errors may have arisen because journalists did not verify information with the ministry's Communication Directorate prior to publishing their reports.

It is common practice in many countries for multiple businesses to share a single registered address; this arrangement does not necessarily indicate illegal activity if it complies with national regulations. Furthermore, social media platforms like YouTube sometimes remove content for reasons unrelated to direct government intervention or requests from local authorities.