Silvina Batakis has named her team and Energy will remain in the hands of Kirchnerism

The new Minister of Economy, Silvina Batakis, appointed her on Friday economic team and confirmed that the Secretary of Energy will continue in the hands of Kirchnerism, in charge of Darío Martínez.

The economic cabinet that will work together with Martín Guzmán’s replacement will be composed of the Secretary of Economic Policy, Karina Angeletti (Deputy Minister); the Secretary of the Treasury, Martin Di Bella; the Secretary of Internal Commerce, Martin Pollera; and the finance secretary, Eduardo Setti.

In addition, Juan Manuel Pignocco will be the head of the advisory cabinet of the Ministry, the Secretariat for International Economic and Financial Affairs will be in charge of Ramiro Ordoqui and the Legal and Administrative Secretariat will be occupied by José Ballesteros.

Meanwhile, the Secretary of Energy will continue to be in charge Dario Martinez and Sergio Chodos he will continue to be Executive Director for the Southern Cone prior to the IMF.

This Friday afternoon – five days after taking office – the economist confirmed her collaborators, with whom she met during her first cabinet meeting.

In this sense, on Monday the new Minister of Economy announced that she had already almost finished her team. However, Martín Guzmán’s collaborators continued to work in some secretariats, given the impossibility of finding someone to replace them.

The first of those confirmed was the Secretary of Commerce, Martín Pollera, who this Wednesday participated with Batakis, Daniel Scioli and Miguel Pesce at the meeting with the automotive entrepreneurs of ADEFA.

In the corridors she had also been seen with Karina Angeletti, who is now confirmed to occupy the Secretariat of Economic Policy, empty since Fernando Morra left.

For the Ministry of Finance, Clarín learned that he had probed at least two massist technicians, without success. One was Lisandro Cleri, Deputy Executive Director for Operations at ANSES ‘Guarantee and Sustainability Fund (FGS), the highest office.

That post was finally occupied by Eduardo Setti, who was also a candidate and who passed the ANSeS audit, was the Director of Investments of the FGS, and is the son of a Peronist economist, who was director of the Central Bank from 1973 to 1975.

The 10 definitions of Silvina Batakis that give clues to her plan of action

Dollar, devaluation and stocks; imports and exports; expenses abroad; the relationship with the campaign and the IMF. The Minister of Economy has left a line of definitions and thus outlined part of what will be his administration.

Regarding the former, he released a statement that made noise: “The right to travel collides with job generation,” he told TN on Thursday, focusing on adding restrictions to the dollar. A fact that she denied with some lukewarmness.

However, he insisted on creating an environment that discourages the US currency’s exit. “Everyone has the right to holidays abroad, but we have to manage reservations“, he indicated.

ON devaluationhe specified: “There are no reasons to devalue. We do not see any expectations of devaluation, except for the exchange rate that the previous minister had to undergo. Things that shouldn’t happen.”

As for the problems for import, The minister remarked: “Every growing economy needs to import. Argentina is a developing country that has a complex production matrix, with a thriving agricultural sector that is on the border of knowledge, but we also have an industrial sector. which must continue to expand and against that we need those imports “.

In relation to the economy of domestic consumption, control of inflation and prices, Batakis anticipated the new basket of Care Prices goods and services and the meetings with the price makers which were confirmed this Friday.

On him IMFHe said: “The deal is signed. The first quarter is approved and the second is under evaluation. The IMF is looking at the international context.”

Silvina Batakis has also ratified the guidelines for fiscal deficit left by Martín Guzmán: “This is not changed in any way”.

Furthermore, he assured that he will continue with the plan tariff segmentation designed by Martín Guzmán at the request of the IMF. “We are working with the decree issued by the President”.

In relation to countrysidehe added: “There will be no increase in withholding taxes.”

Finally, regarding the debate on the social planswhich is so booming these days, Batakis anticipated that there is a “multiplicity of plans and subsidies” that the government is “analyzing, to channel them efficiently”.

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