In all, the Rangers should be praised for their epic frugality, the Giants should be lauded for an unbelievable turnaround of fortunes relative to the last five years, and the sport in general has slowly begun to level its competitive playing field financially in large part due to revenuesharing.
On mid-August there was a 24-hour violent general strike in the Departments of Pando, Beni, Santa Cruz, Tarija, and Chuquisaca to protest gas revenuesharing with the central government.