Alberto Fernández acknowledged the adaptation but said it will not be for public works

One week later Silvia Batakis announced in his debut in front of the Palacio de Hacienda that he will seek fiscal balance and savings of $ 600,000 million, the president Alberto Fernandez recognized Monday that “some numbers must be adjusted” but not “at the cost of stopping public works”.

“We are in complex times and we have to adjust some numbers of public accounts, but this not at the cost of stopping public works, which is a great engine for generating work”, assured the head of state at the Casa Rosada Bicentenary Museum, accompanied by Juan Manzur and Gabriel Katopodis and half a dozen governors.

After the announcements by the economy minister, who proposed a plan to save public spending that would reportedly be discussed with Cristina Kirchner, ministers, governors and leaders of the Front of All had begun to worry about the possibility of a brake. objects intended for public works.

Many of them, in fact, were reluctant to the announcement of the minister of control of the expenses of the ministries through a single account.

For example, it was the Minister of Public Works who last Friday, from Tucumán, highlighted the need to continue with the plan outlined: “Public works in Argentina do not stop and are not negotiated”Katopodis warned. The official also pointed out that in the first half of the year the government had already executed 49% of the budget planned for this year and that the projections were for spending 100% for December.

In this sense, the concern of the governors for the funds that the Economy transfers to the provincial coffers hovers over the meeting that Batakis and the Chief of Staff conducted in the offices of the Finance Minister together with Raúl Jalil, Axel Kicillof, Osvaldo Jaldo , Omar Gutierrez and Gerardo Zamora.

“The goal was to take note of the priorities of each province to promote its development”Manzur tweeted after the meeting on his social networks. This Tuesday will be the turn of governors Sergio Uñac, Gustavo Bordet and Ricardo Quintela.

In any case, there is some concern within the government about Batakis’ landing at the Ministry of Economy and the road map that has been drawn up with his team.

One of those who, according to what was confided to Casa Rosada, has shown concern in recent days is Minister Jorge Ferraresi: until this Monday, Batakis had not yet released the funds for the payment of labor certificates for this monthcorresponding to approximately 18,000 credits.