Yesterday, the Minister of Economy granted a series of interviews, in which he detailed what the next measures of his administration will be. In dialogue with Tuny KollMann (Radio 10), Serge Massa He spoke about Now 30, Fair Prices, reserves, subsidies and withholdings.
Fair Prices
“This weekend we have the approval and acceptance, both in food and in personal hygiene, as in cleaning items we have closed agreements, in addition, the confirmation of participation in the program with prices in the packages. There are 7 companies that have already confirmed, we hope that it will continue to spread. We hope that from November 15 to March 15 it will be the agreement,” Massa said.
“We understand that the best way to give people certainty is to reach as many products as possible with respect to what is mass consumption, knowing that there are supermarket chains that do not give these products priority on the shelf, but four of the seven major networks have expressed their intention to use ample gondola space within the framework of the gondola law so that these products are well supplied,” he added.
now 30
“We started with the now 30 that includes cell phones, refrigerators, washing machines, low-consumption air conditioners. If each Argentine changed their air conditioner for this type, we would save a month of the Argentine quota. We understand that the effort we ask people of savings we have to accompany it with giving access for financing with a fixed rate of 48% per year and a fixed fee, to this type of electrical appliances to save energy, which is a goal that we have to achieve and we see it in the world. It will have a strong impact on the economy,” said the Minister of Economy.
Countryside
“On Tuesday we are going to announce an incentive program for small and medium producers of up to 400 ha, with the aim of expand the area sown in the face of droughtwhich requires us to have the capacity to expand the planted area to replace the lack of product that the drought will generate”.
Bookings
“We will be calm when we have a level of reserves in accordance with the amount of circulating pesos, with the Argentine GDP and when we recover a surplus in the trade balance. Argentina had a commercial surplus for a long time, that allowed it to accumulate reserves. The loss of trade surplus due to a process in which there was a import festivalwith judges authorizing precautionary measures, forced us to change the import system. We have an important agribusiness system at a global level,” Massa said.
Energy
“We have an energy complex that, with the Nestor Kirchner gas pipeline completed, will allow us to think about self-sufficiency for end energy imports and start with exports. On June 20 Gerez promised me (Ndr: the president of Energía Argentina, Agustín Gerez) that will have it finished. That lowers the import of energy ships from 33 to 8, there are 2.7 billion dollars in savings with the completed gas pipeline,” he concluded.
by RN
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