The Secretary of Industry and Productive Development, José Ignacio de Mendiguren, explained that “here there is no control, only price surveys”, when referring to compliance with the Fair Prices program, and remarked that the “The most important fight today is against inflation because the purchasing power of wages must be preserved.”
“Here there is no control because the State at no time delegates its responsibility to control, but rather there is a price survey, which has been done throughout life, and of all entities, not only the workers”De Mendiguren remarked in statements to La 990.
The official made these statements in response to the criticism made by the opposition for the collaboration of the Truckers union in the survey of prices in supermarkets and distribution centers.
“The most important thing is whether or not the agreements are fulfilled because we are dealing with the defense of real wages, especially if there are signed agreements that must be fulfilled.”Jose Ignacio De Mendiguren
For the official “the true interest of the people is taken out of the axis” and in this line, he reiterated that “it was not delegated, but rather the possibility of auditing or seeing that the norm is complied with was given.”
“The most important thing is whether or not the agreements are fulfilled because we are trying to defend the real salary, especially if there are signed agreements that must be fulfilled,” he asserted.
“That is why we want them to comply with the price agreements, today with Fair Prices a person can cover 60/70 percent of the basic basket,” said De Mendiguren.
Finally, he stated that “anyone who attempts to fail to comply with the agreements is doing so against the preservation of the purchasing power of wages,” he closed.
