Alberto Fernández talked to the owner of Arcor and asked him to help him lower the prices

Alberto Fernández said that on Thursday night he spoke with Luis Pagani, the head of Arcor, one of the largest food companies in Argentina. And that ask him for help for stop the price increase of food.

Food, along with clothes and hotels, are the things that drive inflation the most. Over the past 12 months, increased by 62.1%, against a 58% increase in the overall price index.

So far in 2022, food has risen 28% according to the INDEC measurement. So, in the quarter the sector beat him by five points percentage in inflation, accruing 23.1% on the year.

The president affirmed on Friday that, “last night, when I returned from San Juan, I talked to Pagani for a long time and raised the issue of food prices with him.

“I explained that we need to do something so that prices in Argentina recover their internal price in excess of the value of their food or cereal exports, “he added at the beginning of an interview with Ernesto Tenembaum, in radio with you

Fernández later confirmed that the only way to curb prices is withholdingbut it depends on an opposition Congress.

Regarding his conversation with Pagani, Alberto said: “I want to talk to him about the price issue, because Arcor is an important actor in all of that.”

“I want to hear him, hear his opinion,” he added. “And also ask for helpas an economic actor to remedy these problems, ”the President said.

Last week, Alberto also met with Paolo Rocca. Rocca and Pagani are two of the top businessmen in the country.

“Together with Rocca, we are interested to know about the project construction of liquefied gas plant that we can generate from excess gas from Vaca Muerta, ”the President explained.

This week, Pagani spoke in front of students at Di Tella University. There, the businessman assured that Argentina is going through a complicated moment, “with alarming inflationary levels.”

And he concluded that “at the moment, the most important thing is to see a horizon that provides more certainty.” Because “there are two Argentines, one consuming and another having difficulty reaching the end of the month”, Said the businessman.

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