Delgado said that “dishonesty is not telling the truth,” referring specifically to Orsi’s comments on the fuel situation and the Social Security plebiscite.
The nationalist candidate argued that in the years prior to the current administration, between 2012 and 2019, Uruguayans paid almost a billion dollars in fuel overprices due to the need to finance public companies, particularly ANCAP, and cover their deficits. “We had to finance ANCAP’s hole,” he said, blaming previous Frente Amplio administrations.
In contrast, he stressed that the current government has implemented a policy of “transparency” based on the use of import parity price, adjusting fuel prices based on international references. According to Delgado, this has allowed Uruguayan consumers to save more than 500 million dollars, as opposed to the extra costs they paid during the Frente Amplio administrations.
The candidate also argued that when ANCAP had sufficient financial margins, downward adjustments were made to the price of fuel, something that, according to him, contrasts with the previous administration, marked by failed projects such as the regasification plant and Malalur, which contributed to the company’s deficit.
“That is intellectual honesty,” Delgado said, referring to the importance of transferring economic benefits directly to consumers instead of financing “failed business projects.” The nationalist concluded that he will not allow “continued lying about these issues,” in reference to Orsi’s comments.
