The presidential candidate of the Frente Amplio would seek to “compensate” productive activity by means of “benefits in other costs.”
He presidential candidate of the Frente Amplio (FA), Yamandú Orsiruled out a devaluation in case of being president to correct the “exchange rate lag” demanded by the productive sectors, although he indicated that he would seek to compensate the activity through “cost benefits.”
The Frente Amplio presidential candidate said at a press conference on Thursday that “No one can come up with devaluation policies” With the current data of inflationbut that would have to be provided to the agriculture already the industry of greater competitiveness.
“You have to have the ability to take advantage of the advantage of a contained inflation “so that changes in terms of competitiveness are not abrupt,” said the candidate, who believes that in this context “no one can think of devaluation policies,” since “the exchange rate lag is a reality” and “we must find a way to compensate productive activity.”
Likewise, the former mayor of Cannelloni He argued that the aim should be to facilitate cost benefits such as energy or transport for the countryside and manufacturing industries.
“Free trade agreements are not in fashion”
As regards a possible policy on international tradeOrsi stressed that currently the Free Trade Agreements (TLC) “are not in fashion”, so new alternatives should be explored.
“Not thinking as it was thought for a long time that the only way was the FTAs, today the world no longer talks about that, but negotiations are being established by product and by destination,” he said.
“As the FTAs are not on the table, we have to look with some countries that are our buyers, to see what other products (we can sell them) and how we can lower the prices.” dutyor what advantages we can get to sell other types of products,” said the Canary Islander.
Source: Ambito
