Martín Guzmán crossed with Kirchnerism, calling for the restrictions to be lifted: “The President’s decisions are respected”

Martín Guzmán marked the court on Tuesday regarding the possibility of increasing agricultural withholdings, after Kircherism suggested it should be raised. just not secured export rights “cannot be changed” but that was also mentioned “The President’s decisions are respected”.

“A political decision was made that export duties would not be changed, except for a reduction suspended for soy oil and soybean meal, which created a trust for wheat, to create an internal gap between the price of domestic wheat and international ”, explained the head of the economic portfolio at C5N.

In that direction, he said that these resolutions are “made with the aim of building an Argentina that is on the path to recovery, with stability and balance, to ensure that the short and medium terms are connected, and we do not have situations that there is an ephemeral recovery. and then we lose sight of what allows Argentina to maintain growth in the medium term ”.

One of the officials who openly called for an increase in withholdings to “stop the international pressure” of prices affecting food was Roberto Feletti, Secretary of Commerce imposed by Cristina Kirchner.

“At the time, each officer said what he said”, Guzmán relativized the statements of the Secretary of Domestic Trade, whom he met on Tuesday morning.

The minister also contacted Alberto Fernández when he was consulted about advancing the increase in the income tax rate.

“There is a situation outside Argentina, which is hitting everyone, which is putting pressure on prices and which indicates a different dynamic in terms of wages, because wages are needed to beat inflation. It’s fair and the economy needs it”, He introduced, after mentioning that Sergio Massa claimed it.

In that sense, he added: “It is right and reasonable, in this context, for the Executive to use the power it has to update the floor on which income tax is paid. The President totally agrees with this and that is why it is done..

The increase is scheduled for January next year, but it was decided to expect it in May or June of this year after public request and pressure from the president of the Chamber of Deputies.

Martín Guzmán: “Political order is important”

Guzman insisted build an image of trustin the context dominated by internal disputes within the ruling coalition, it is important to improve expectations and support the economic program it intends to carry out.

“The issue that is important to provide stability to an economic program for economic recovery, which has been very strong, and to curb and lower inflation, are expectations. That happens on the other side, there yes, of course, political order is important”, He declared, in a new response to Máximo Kirchner, who crossed with the head of the Treasury by maintaining that“ the political debate ”does not affect the rise in prices.

In addition, he indicated that “from the national government has full commitment to carry out” that program.

Guzmán: “Inflation is always a problem”

The minister acknowledged, in parallel, the complication generated by the inflationary process and described it as “a problem for the functioning of the economic system.”

“Inflation is always a problem. causes anxiety. People see inflation every week and evaluate wages based on parities. That is why it is so important to attack the inflationary problem. This is a central goal for the Government ”, he stressed, while acknowledging that March, in that respect, “is the worst month of the year.”

In that direction, he added: “Overcoming the inertia of the inflationary process will not be a simple task. It requires a set of consistent economic policies and building more and more credibility so that the plan we have outlined can continue to be implemented ”.

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