The mayors did not hold anything back and assured that the government was “determined” towards “a single path”, that of privatization.
The mayor of Montevideo, Carolina Cosseand the mayor of cannelloni, Yamandu Orsi They criticized the government for its management at the head of Ancap after the tender for the portland business for association with a private.
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The mayors did not hold anything back and assured that the autonomous entity did not listen to their union, the Ancap Federation (Fancap), but that they were “determined” to go towards “only one path”, that of privatizing the Portland business.


Carolina Cosse He commented today at a press conference that “if one does not listen to all the parties and insists on something, it can go well or it can go badly,” in reference to the voices of the government that assured until hours before the tender that there were several interested in joining Ancap to boost the loss-making business.
“In these complex things, we must listen to the voices of all parties. And from there, take a shared definition, a direction,” said the capital’s mayor. Regarding this point, she expanded by saying that “it does not have to be the direction that one or the other wants, it is a negotiated direction.”
“There are no people who propose anything, it is a warning sign”
“There are no people who propose anything, it is a warning sign” said the mayor of Canelones regarding the fact that the government was convinced of its position when the union warned him that the board’s decision was not the best solution for the business. from portland.
“The issue of losses (deficit) is real, on the other hand the issue of lack of investment is argued, which is also real,” the Canarian leader simply said. “These are not good signs, something has not been done quite right,” he continued.
“On the other hand, it is true that in the government of Forehead (Broad) we were left halfway in an investment that was important,” he commented Orsiadding that the opposition party should ask itself as a self-criticism “what would have happened if 100% of what was planned had been invested?”
Likewise, he highlighted that the lack of investment during the previous government had an impact on the current Portland business in the state company. However, he once again insisted that “this government thought there was only one way, I think there may be another,” he concluded.
Source: Ambito