“This fall was driven by the decrease in inflation, the sustained increase in real wages and retirement, and the increase of AUH in real terms and the feed plan,” said the president.
Within the framework of his speech for the opening of ordinary sessions, the president Javier Milei He referred to the situation of poverty in the country, reference the corresponding numbers at the end of 2024.
The president stressed: “Poverty fell from 56% to 33% according to the last quarterly data. That in number of inhabitants translates into 10 million people who left the poverty line. “
“This fall was driven by the decrease in inflation, the sustained increase in real wages and retirement, and the increase of AUH in real terms and the feed plan,” he argued.
“In short, adjusting to politics is not only recessive, it is expansive. And eliminates poverty,” he added, and exclaimed: “Do you want to end poverty?
He also said that “Even if you need social assistance, it is a tragedy, it is necessary to point out that those who were relegated for decades are the victims of the system and not the perpetrators”. And he explained: “That is why the adjustment fell and will continue to fall on the caste and never on the most vulnerable sectors. But none of all hits in economic matters were chance, but a consequence of Argentina went from being the worst student of the class to be the flag bearer. In fact, Argentina is today one of the five countries in the world that currently enjoys financial surplus“
Source: Ambito
