Following the dismissal of the former Secretary of Bioeconomy, Fernando Vilella, Sergio Iraetathe new secretary of Agriculture, Livestock and fishing, received the Liaison Tablein a match that marked his official debut.
At 11 a.m., at the headquarters of Agriculture, Iraeta met with the four presidents of the entities that make up the Liaison Table. According to reports, Iraeta avoided talking about withholdings and the liquidation of soybeansbut he showed his commitment to the critical situation that producers in Patagonia are facing, affected by heavy snowfall.
It should be remembered that thousands of sheep and cattle are isolated due to this climatic phenomenon, without the possibility of accessing food, since the large amount of snow has buried the pastures.
In fact, the meeting was defined as a working meeting specifically regarding the issue of Patagonia and what is happening in the three provinces that suffer the most from inclement weather: Santa Cruz, Chubut and Río Negro. Iraeta was accompanied by other members of the Government, there were people from the Ministry of Economy, Transport, Roads and officials from the Ministry of Defense.
Help Patagonia
On the one hand, the Government committed to sending economic and budgetary resources to the province. And on the other hand, they announced actions regarding facilitating transport and logistics through the Ministry of Defense in order to reach the producer and reach those producers who are in a very complicated situation.
For the Liaison Committee, it was very important that the Government took the lead in this matter, which is so urgent for producers. “It was a working group, which we thought was very positive. More than anything, it was to deal with an emergency, I would say, that the Patagonians are experiencing. I think that was the central issue. And also the commitment to continue to assist with this problem, because it is just beginning. So, well, those were the main issues that were addressed,” said one of its members at the exit.
Withholdings? Zero
Asked if the subject of tax withholdings was discussed at the meeting, the member of the Liaison Committee replied: “No, no. We did not specifically talk about that. As I said, it was a meeting purely and exclusively to talk about Patagonia.”
However, the spokesman clarified that the issue of withholdings “It will always be our request to eliminate retentions“And, well, the President of the Nation was very clear, he has it in his mind, in his head,” he said, referring to President Javier Milei saying that when they give them the numbers, they will do it.
Blue dollar fluctuation
Regarding the rise of the blue dollar, the Liaison Committee stated that “the exchange rate differential is not good.” “That is why we insist that the government can eliminate the restrictions as soon as possible and achieve a single exchange rate so that we, and all those who are dedicated to commerce and work, can have a single dollar with the same price at which we deliver our products and our inputs. Are we going to pay them with that same value? It will be great. At least they have not given us a date,” concluded the spokesperson.
Source: Ambito
