He affirmed that they will continue with the force measure (closure of routes) in order to expedite the bill that creates the “Fuel Price Stabilization Fund”.
It should be remembered that the initiative will be dealt with today, Friday, at 10 in the morning through an extraordinary session of the Upper House. As long as there is a quorum of 23 senators present.
“There are no permanent closures. Just five-minute intermittents. Citizens support us on this issue. The president of the Senate asked us to be at a previous briefing at 09:00. We await the approval of the law for Petropar to lower the price of its fuels to G. 500. We are in a fight so that the reduction reaches G. 1000 as promised by the Government”, he pointed out.
Although at 10:00 a.m. is the call for the extraordinary session, at 9:00 a.m., an informative meeting is expected where Denis Lichi and Óscar Llamosas, heads of Petropar and Hacienda, respectively, will be present. The objective of this meeting will be to inform legislators who are hesitant about details of the bill.
GOVERNMENT MEASURES
As a measure to achieve a reduction in the price of fuel, the National Economic Team (EEN) announced that Petropar lowered G. 500 per liter since yesterday, Thursday, type 3 diesel, 93 naphtha and common naphtha. The measure will last 30 days (from March 17 to April 16).
In addition to this, they presented the bill for the “Fuel Price Stabilization Fund”. This initiative seeks the approval of a loan of US$ 120 million to be able to materialize the reduction of another G. 500 of the two types of fuels already mentioned.
SOLOMON
Óscar Salomón, president of the National Congress, announced that they hope to have a quorum for the treatment of the aforementioned bill today (23 senators are needed). He reported that the Guasu Front bench is the only one that has publicly shown itself against the initiative.
“Tempers are heated, we are going to try to convince them. The loan is for US$120 million. We are talking with the different benches. The spirits are very tense from the protesters. I understand that they have been dealing with this issue for many days, ”he explained.
He warned that if this situation happens over the weekend, the situation will become very difficult on the routes. He emphasized the problems for the supply of milk and eggs that this situation generates.
