Mauricio Macri winks to the Government: “The economic course is the correct one”

The former president Mauricio Macri traveled to Mar del Plata, where he carried out a parallel agenda to the business colloquium that takes place at the Sheraton hotel. In this context, he shared a lunch with leaders and businessmenin which he assured that “the economic direction is the correct one.”

After returning to the presidency of the PRO, Macri returned to public life with different appearances in the media and at various events. This week, he chose to travel to the spa city to hold a series of meetings with politicians and other figures participating in the business meeting.

Mauricio Macri’s support for the Government

It was in this context that the former president participated in a lunch at a Mar del Plata hotel with the governor of Chubut, Ignacio Torres, and various figures from the business world. Upon entering, the engineer told the media stationed at the door that “the economic direction is correct.”

Then, at the end of the meeting, he shared a few words on the way to the car in which he left. That brief exchange referred to the resignation of the Secretary of Energy, Eduardo Rodríguez Chirillowhose replacement would be Maria Tettamanticurrent general manager at NRG Energía SA and former general director of Camuzzi Gas Pampeana, as well as a leader close to the founder of the PRO.

In this regard, he confirmed that the administration of Javier Milei “He asked for “collaboration in terms of strengthening the Energy team.” “I’m not going to give an opinion because I haven’t spoken yet with the Pensar foundation, which is the one that is working,” expanded, in reference to yellow think tank commanded by former Buenos Aires governor María Eugenia Vidal.

Previously, in a joking tone, he maintained that the businessmen told him that “they saw him younger than ever and that he is very well.” He also gave his opinion on the appointment of Fernando Gago as the new technical director of Boca Juniors, to whom he wished “all the luck.”

In his latest movements regarding the Government, Mauricio Macri was key, since it guaranteed the shielding of the veto of Javier Milei to the University Financing law, giving a laborious legislative victory to the Casa Rosada.

Governors spoke at the IDEA Colloquium

This Thursday, meanwhile, the governors of Entre Ríos, Rogelio Frigerio; from Catamarca, Raúl Jalil; from Chubut, Ignacio “Nacho” Torres, and from Corrientes, Gustavo Valdés.

“Another concrete example is the fuel tax, which has a specific assignment, which is to go (to finance) the subsidy for public passenger transportation. The national government decided that (this benefit for passengers) had to be a responsibility of the provinces, welcome, but don’t keep that tax then,” he pointed out.

In turn, Torres maintained that “in the short term the discussion (on this issue) must be held because there is an unfulfilled constitutional mandate,” but he clarified that it is not necessary that there be a law for that, since “there are many decisions that They can even be taken by decree.”

“If the role of the State for this Government is purely and exclusively national security, foreign relations and macroeconomics, perfect. Now, let’s not continue charging taxes for things we are not going to do; Either we alleviate at the fiscal level or we decentralize. The discussion is much simpler than what some want to present as a great, much more sophisticated discussion,” he remarked.

“Let’s all work together to progressively improve and not increase those asymmetries that are not fiscal, they are academic, health and social. Today a boy who is born in the north or south of Argentina does not have the same right to tertiary education as someone who is born in the Federal Capital. Today there are two countries and we do not have to be afraid to have that discussion. It is an act of justice to rediscuss co-participation,” he concluded.

In another order of topics, Jalil referred to the internal Peronist: “When I started in politics, 30% was Peronism, the other 30% was radical and only 20% was from other forces, but that has changed in current situation and we must work within the framework of this new moment. And we have to do it with the private sector.”