The Minister of Labor and Social Security criticized the mayor of Montevideo for saying that “it is a problem that affects Uruguay.”
He Minister of Labor and Social Security Pablo Mieres qualified as “a nonsense” the statements of the Mayor of Montevideo, Carolina Cosse, who considered that “The problem is not from Argentina, it is from Uruguay”, when referring to the exchange difference with the neighboring country, which generates complications of all kinds in the border areas.
For Wednesday “It is outrageous” what he said Cosse and, in dialogue with Radio Universal, accused her of “having very bad faith”, referring to the situation caused by the price gap at the border, where more and more Uruguayans cross to purchase goods and services at Argentina, which causes an increase in smuggling, affecting trade and employment on the coast.
Cosse He had spoken about the fact that there are people who cross the border to make purchases during an interview with the Argentine channel LN+. In this context, he expressed: “If this happens out of necessity, it is a problem that affects Uruguaynot Argentina”.
When asked about the statements, Wednesday He did not hesitate to mention that it is “nonsense” and “outrageous.” When analyzing the situation of the neighboring country. He assessed that “any serious observer in the world and the Argentines themselves recognize that the Argentine economy is totally deranged.”
For all this, he targeted the mayor of Montevideo and pointed out: “To say that it is the fault of Uruguay it is having very bad faith and looking to find criticism by looking for. Or there is a lot of ignorance”.
Mieres’ assessment of the Uruguayan economy
When analyzing the country’s economic news, he admitted that “the basic basket is increasing its prices”, although he attributed it to the consequences of the drought. At the same time, he countered that “real wages are being recovered”, as could be seen in the report of the INE this Wednesday.
Regarding the unemployment rate, he asked to “see the picture in its entirety” and analyzed that “the trend is to increase the number of people in the labor market.” In this context, he indicated that “the activity rate is higher than before the pandemic” and added that “the activity, employment and unemployment rates increased.”
He accused Orsi of “mixing sausage with a bicycle”
On the other hand, the minister referred to the declarations of the mayor of Cannelloni, Yamandu Orsi, who after the crime in the supermarket of ta-ta said that the government is more concerned about who is treated in the police hospital than about homicides. “It was horrible what happened. I was surprised by the tweet orsi because it’s like brought out of the hair, it’s like mixing chorizo with a bicycle ”, he questioned.
Wednesday clarified that in the government “no one is lowering the importance of criminal acts” and threw a dart against orsi by mentioning the discussions within the Broad Front (FA). “Capable is nervous about the inmate with Caroline Cosse”, sentenced.
Source: Ambito
