Opposition leaders questioned President Alberto Fernández on Tuesday about his statement about the “inflation war.” He announced that it will start next Friday when the government expects Congress to end approval of an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In Juntos for Change, where the President predicted that the inflation index, in which INDEC reported 4.7% during February, will be released. He referred to tribes that have been fighting since the beginning of the administration.
At an event held in Malvinas Argentinas, Buenos Aires, Fernández said: “I hope we can end the debt problem this week, and I promise that the war against inflation in Argentina will begin on Friday. We'll end speculators and put things in order.” There he was accompanied by Governor Axel Kislov, among other leaders from all the front.
The Vice President of the country, Juntos Change Maria Eugenia Vidal, has settled the President's announcement by expressing doubts about the exact time when the “war” will begin. In addition, he accused the administration of “sleeping for two years” and added: “Our salaries increase less and less, and do not lie to us. Wages do not exceed inflation.”
“Why should we believe that inflation can be reduced? Along the same lines, there are dozens of countries around the world that have eliminated inflation through macroeconomic stabilization programs and expectations based on trust and sustainability.” The former governor of Buenos Aires added.
Diego Santilly also joined PRO. “Let us explain the month and year in which we will start fighting inflation on Friday, President. We can see that so far it doesn't seem to be a priority.”
“Prices rose 4.7% in February and 52.3% in 12 months. Although the government says “inflation is a complex problem”, Bolivia was 0.7%, Peru 6%, Uruguay and Paraguay were 9%. Recipes from Venezuela were getting more and more lean pockets.”, said Patricia Polrich, head of space.
In the case of the Civil Union, Party President Maximiliano Ferraro said: “It is not about starting a war. It is about making serious and predictable plans in the short, medium and long term to address the problem of inflation that harms the poorest people and the fiscal deficit that prevents us from growing; a plan that does not punish Those who want to invest.”
“At this time when the whole world is witnessing the consequences of the bloody and brutal invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the President's statement is unfortunate and surprising: it is not about igniting a war, but rather about making serious and predictable plans in the short, medium and long term to solve the problem. Inflation that harms the poorest people and the financial deficit that prevents us from growing. It is a plan to stop punishing those who want to invest, maintain and create jobs.” added.
“Next Friday? Two years ago, the government would have dealt with key issues facing our economy. Since taking office, inflation has occurred more than 100%. Stop making commitments and seriously work on the problems of our country.” Florencio Randazo added.
In liberalism, they also chose to ridicule. Ricardo Lopez asked Murphy on social media: “What time is Alberto Fernandez on Friday? We understood that he has been in control since 2019. unusual.” In this regard, Javier Mellie told the President: “This is not a new attempt to violate property rights and limit individual freedoms through coercion; if it fails, it will fail.”
José Luis Espert added, “It would be nice if the FDT dealer bloc promoted the draft repeal of the supply law just introduced with Carolina Pebaro and that the BCRA would stop issuing Treasury and Trust Building (more demand for money).”
They agree on a tariff of about 50%; 3. They promise to accelerate the devaluation that affects the price; 4. Buenos Aires lawmaker to left Gabriel Solano joked: “Do you have a vacation on Wednesday and Thursday?”.
Finally, the vice president of the county change bloc, Alex Campbell, warned: “In order to find a solution, it was necessary to reach 4.7% of inflation. Stop playing with the country and Argentina's problems, which suffered the consequences of a completely incompetent government two years ago.”
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