The Minister of Economy and Finance, Lily Arbelechereported that in the first quarter of 2022 70 thousand jobs were created and that implies that “there are more people working”, compared to the same period of the previous year. “The photo is more positive”, he valuedin statements to the press this Thursday night at the Executive Tower.
“The positive thing at the moment is that the economic recovery has gone in a recovery of the labor market. In the first quarter of this year there are 70,000 more people working than in the first quarter of last year (…) The measures that the government took, which have been to increase employment and we are seeing that. We are working on solutions, on answers”, stated Arbeleche.
He said that the main objective of the government is that purchasing power “can be maintained.” “We are aware and we are working on that,” he added..
consulted on proposals that the PIT-CNT and the Broad Front approached the Executive Power, expressed: “At this time we are not going to announce any particular measure; we continue in this process careful and responsible analysis (on) how to allocate the resources of the Uruguayans. If there is something that the State has shown in all this time of pandemic, it is to be absolutely Present”.
