Cuba releases new economic guidelines without major changes

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba's ruling Communist Party released a new set of economic guidelines Tuesday that emphasize the slow-moving and limited nature of the country's reforms amid a sharp national economic downturn.

[...] the spread of private enterprise has failed to save the government from cash shortages and economic stagnation due to a cutback in subsidized oil from Venezuela.

There is, however, widespread popular frustration with the government's failure to increase state salaries or allow the faster growth of private enterprise.

Another Communist Party document released in May laying out the party's vision for the country until 2030 mentions a new legal recognition of small- and medium-sized business.