“The debate of ideas is welcome. There are issues that have not worked. We made a program on bases that we consider firm for this to work, to have more anchorage in expectations,” the minister added.
Asked about the project presented by deputy Máximo Kirchner, which seeks to advance increases scheduled by the Salary Council to July, Guzmán said he agreed, but clarified that it must be dealt with by the Salary Council.
Along the same lines, he clarified that he was not consulted on the initiative presented on Friday by senators from the Frente de Todos, who seek to promote a new retirement moratorium. “They didn’t consult us,” he responded to journalist María O’Donnell’s concerns.
In another order of topics, Guzmán anticipated today that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for “April is less bad than March”, when inflation climbed 6.7%, and stated that “it is obvious” that it has to get ahead the increase in the minimum, vital and mobile salary, which traditionally takes place in the second half of the year.
“We knew that March was going to be the worst month, April is less bad than March”he claimed.
The owner of the Treasury Palace He recognized that the Government has “a problem in Argentina with inflation,” and argued that “it must be firmly attacked.”
For this, he considered that “a consistent and credible economic program is required”
On the other hand, Guzmán assured that “it is obvious that there has to be some advance to ensure that the minimum wage grows in real terms.”
“We did the same thing with the reinforcement of income for the informal sectors, reacting immediately to what was the inflationary impact caused by the war in Ukraine”, highlighted the official.
Source: Ambito
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