The spokeswoman for the Presidency, Gabriela Cerruti, ratified the “commitment and permanent work of the entire Government so that salaries grow” and highlighted the “imperative need to strengthen the purchasing power” of salaries.
At a press conference at Government House, the spokeswoman said that both President Alberto Fernández, Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Economy Minister Sergio Massa “constantly talk about these issues and we all agree with that diagnosis.”
Cerruti referred in this way to the Poverty index announced by the Indec which, at the end of the first half of 2022, was 36.5%, down from 40.6% in January-June last year.
“These are very high numbers and they do not satisfy us. We are on the path and the path of deepening and accelerating our program in order to reduce poverty,” said the spokeswoman.
“These are very high numbers and they do not satisfy us. We are on the path and the path of deepening and accelerating our program in order to gradually reduce poverty”Gabriela Ceruti
In this framework, the spokeswoman ratified “the commitment and permanent work of the Ministry of Economy and the entire government as a whole so that wages grow.”
“The growth of work and employment is being seen, but if these numbers are not accompanied by a reduction in inflation, they do not end up having an impact on the purchasing power of families. That is a priority for the government,” said the official at the conference of press.
Alberto Fernández will not travel to Qatar
Leading the press conference on Thursdays, the official reviewed a wide variety of topics, ranging from the latest data on poverty and indigence, through social and labor conflicts, to the rejection of versions of a possible trip by the president Alberto Fernández at the World Cup in Qatar.
Regarding the legislative projects to suspend the Primaries, Open, Simultaneous and Mandatory (PASO), he recalled that the Head of State, since he maintained that it is an “open debate” issue, but pointed out that it is a power of Congress to discuss it and that, meanwhile, “the Government has planned the items and the schedule so that there is PASS”.
Regarding the conflict in the tire industry, he clarified that the Casa Rosada is in favor of the paritarias “reopening whenever it is necessary to be able to continue accompanying” wages and that “it wants the workers to obtain the highest increase they can obtain. ”, but asked for “sensibility and flexibility from all the sectors involved”.
In another order, he ruled out that Alberto Fernández has planned to travel to the Qatar World Cup and affirmed that the bilateral meeting with the president of the United States, Joe Biden, is confirmed and that Ambassador Jorge Arguello is working to coordinate the date of the meeting. .
