During this weekend, Serge Massa He met with his work team to move forward with the local agenda and the different strategies that the Palacio de Hacienda will implement to stabilize the country’s finances.
In this sense, it is expected that the economy minister announce new measures this week to give a further boost to his management. In addition, it is expected that the team that leads Serge Massa announce the new segmentation of energy and gas rates.
Likewise, Serge Massa He will confirm this Monday the name of his deputy minister, with whom he would finally complete his team. According to reports, among the options would be Gabriel Rubinstein, Martín Rapetti and Diego Bossio.
Meanwhile, this Tuesday the new rate scheme for electricity and gas services will be announced to maintain State subsidies. The presentation will be in charge of the new Secretary of Energy, Flavia Royón.
In addition, the Government is preparing an audit of the 1.3 million beneficiaries of the Empower Work program, which had been announced by the head of the Palacio de Hacienda after taking office, since what is sought is to corroborate compliance with the social benefit. .
With this information, as explained by the minister, it will be possible to “design strategies to strengthen the initiatives of Empowering Work, supported by 5 axes: socio-productive, community, labor, educational completion and job training.”
The surveys that will be carried out on each of the beneficiaries of the program will be carried out by students from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) and the National Technological University (UTN).
Sergio Massa prepares his first trip to the United States as minister
the minister plans to travel to the United States, before the end of August, to meet, among other officials, with the director of the IMF (International Monetary Fund), Kristalina Georgieva.
There is great expectation about the meeting, since the head of the Treasury Palace would seek to ratify the agreements between the Government and the agency and present his new economic plan to reduce the fiscal deficit, which is expected to be supported by the Fund.
