05/28/2021 12:49 PM
Clarín.com
Economy
Updated 05/28/2021 2:37 PM
Emmanuel Álvarez Agis
,
who was Vice Minister of Economy in the last Government of Cristina Kirchner,
warned this Friday that "the Argentine economy is all broken and people are starving."
In addition, the economist criticized Alberto Fernández's management because "
he has not communicated a typical anti-inflationary program
, nor has he put it on the table."
"There is no money, the Argentine economy is all broken and people are starving," Álvarez Agis said in statements to
Con Vos
radio
, questioning that to combat inflation "Argentine society seeks
solutions in the short term
."
In this framework, the economist stressed that
a "Boca-River" logic
works in Argentina
, and exemplified: "It doesn't matter what the other does, if I'm on the other side of the crack, I have to go the other way."
"If Alberto Fernández announces an anti-
inflation
plan, on the other side of the crack
they will answer that inflation is good
. If he does nothing, they will tell him that he needs an anti-
inflation
plan," he said.
For Álvarez Agis, "there is no economic plan" laid out by the national Executive, and he stressed: "The Government has explicitly said that it does not believe in economic plans. It seems incredible to me. It is like discussing
the importance of water for navigation
."
"It seems
unusual to me
that we are discussing whether it is important for society in general, companies, unions and basically the world to understand where Argentina is going," he shot.
Referring to inflation projections, he emphasized: "One thing is for the government to say 'inflation this year will be 29%' 'and then reality shows that
it will not be like that
, and another thing is for it to say' We are going to bet on 29 but if the soy is at $ 600 we are going to do one thing or another. '
"The Government has explicitly said that it does not believe in the economic plans. It seems incredible to me," Álvarez Agis.
In addition, he considered that it is "evident" that the government's plan to
lower inflation is "not there
," and added: "A serious problem that Argentina has dragged, at least since 2010, you will not be able to lower it with some measures you take when things slip away from you through some particularly sensitive places for people's pockets. "
"The anti-inflationary programs are like the subways. You announce them, but hopefully
the next government inaugurates them
. They are things that take time to mature, they do not bring immediate benefits," he said.
Along these lines, the economist continued: "If you announce such a plan you have two problems: in the short term, you are not going to bring inflation to single digits per year; if you try to do it
You run the risk of
wearing it
as
your hat
as happened to Cambiemos, which was looking for single-digit inflation in four years and ended up with 54 points. "
Álvarez Agis assured that
"The Argentine economy has been stagnant in inflation
higher and higher numbers ",
and he stressed: "We are not going to go down from 50% inflation
by playing dumbass
."
"As an economist, analyst and person [who is] interested in public affairs, I would be
ashamed to
stand in the middle of La Matanza and tell people: 'Look, you have to grow slowly, at 3% for ten years in a row, and if that happens, one of you is going to get a job in 14 years, '"he said.
Regarding the way in which inflation can be "attacked", the former Deputy Minister of Economy pointed out: "Two issues must be differentiated with respect to the attack on inflation: measures with
palliative effects
of an inflation that is accelerating and is particularly intense in food and supplies, what an anti-inflationary plan is. "
Finally, he considered that "
postponing decisions
conspires against the objectives" of the Executive, and detailed: "People need you to spend a lot of pesos because we come from eight years of stagnation, two years of recession with [former president Mauricio] Macri, a year of coronavirus ".
"You need people to get more pesos in their pockets, but you can't do it because you don't have dollars. The point is
'get the dollars,'
" he concluded.
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