 On October 14, Moreno signed Decree 894 returning fuel subsidies to previous levels.He also promised to form a special commission, consisting of indigenous leaders and other social organisations, which will be tasked with proposing new measures to curb Ecuador's current budget deficit.On 16 October 2019, the ombudsman Freddy Carrión announced the creation of a committee of the "Defensoría del Pueblo" to investigate human rights violations committed during the protests between 2 and 13 October.