Orsi responded that Sánchez’s statements were made “with an intention of irony,” and stated that the issue is not raised in those terms in the Frente Amplio government program.
Orsi clarified that the Frente Amplio program remains firm in defending the three pillars of the retirement system: subsidy, savings and individual savings. “The program clearly says: maintain individual savings and review some things about how it works,” he said. In addition, he indicated that he agrees that the funds be administered with professional criteria, although he left open the possibility of reviewing whether certain activities, such as contact with workers, could be managed by the State.
When asked about the implications of an eventual victory of the plebiscite that seeks to eliminate Afap, Orsi was cautious. “If the plebiscite is approved, it will be seen with the work teams, the economy and those who have to do with social security issues, how we get out of this,” he said. However, he made it clear that this “compromises in some aspect” the Frente Amplio government program, especially in terms of financing. “It is going to cause us to shuffle and give again in some aspects, and that is why I do not support the plebiscite,” he concluded.
The campaign for the reform of the social security system does not have unanimity within the left coalition that resolved to give “freedom of action” on the issue and beyond the fact that Orsi has expressed himself against the plebiscite, other sectors support the proposed proposal. by the Pit-Cnt.
