In the Government they say that with the exit of the quarantine the demand for social assistance eased

Guido Carelli Lynch

11/13/2020 9:43 AM

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Updated 11/13/2020 9:43 AM

“We are calmer.

, but with one eye open, because in Argentina a

”, summarized at the beginning of the week one of the collaborators closest to the President in the Casa Rosada, where a more relaxed air was breathed than in recent weeks.

The main reason for the new climate that reigns in the Executive, according to the confidant of the Head of State, is the drop in the blue dollar, but not the only one.

The slope is steep, but the government believes that

, also in

.

The

in canteens

for the

first time since the start of the pandemic.

The data, which put the President in a good mood, was taken by

.

The Minister of Social Development collected the novelty of the sample of 500 dining rooms, which are representative of the 10,000, that exist throughout the country and that he assembled at the beginning of his administration.

Community meal.

The picnic areas and dining rooms of the Malvinas now make popular pots to help the neighbors and avoid overcrowding.

During the pandemic, attendance at dining rooms and picnic areas grew

.

Three million two hundred thousand Argentines joined the more than 8 million who attended the dining rooms before the quarantine decreed on March 20.

The relaxation of restrictive measures, the increase in circulation and the economic reactivation brought relief.

"

and the construction and textile industry were reactivated, two key sectors," Arroyo confirmed before

query

.

The surpluses of families that can save are also concentrated in household spare parts.

The minister will have the precise number of deletion of attendees to the dining rooms during the next week.

However, the reduction, while significant and encouraging, is

.

“To return to 8 million,

.

There is a lot to do, ”Arroyo says, who is optimistic.

According to official data, the

Aires

, but it has not yet reached Córdoba and Rosario, where the rise in covid-19 infections forced the closure of activities.

Other ministers are alarmed by the renewed optimism of various officials, such as that of the head of the Productive Development Portfolio

, which the President often replicates.

"The economic recovery is slow and takes time to reach the pockets of the people," reflects an official who knows the inequalities first-hand the inequalities of Greater Buenos Aires.

The green shoots during Mauricio Macri's administration, which never changed the social mood, are a lesson for many leaders of the current ruling party.

"We see that

" insists Kulfas.

Arroyo maintains confidence.

He assures that in the popular neighborhoods the symptoms of the recession are felt earlier and also those of the incipient reactivation.

Not all are good

.

There, too, food prices rise more strongly.

INDEC registered an

of 4.8 points in October.

In the own index that they administer in Social Development they registered rises above 5 points on average.

The confirmation of the Minister of Economy

that there will be no IFE 4 does not change the optimistic perspectives of the Government in social matters, despite the explicit discomfort of the CGT - and some social organizations - in this regard.

To compensate, the Executive has just announced that it will

, which is $ 4,000 pesos for mothers with a child under six years of age and $ 6,000 for those with two or more children.

In addition, Arroyo launched the Empower Young Inclusion program this week, a kind of

in exchange for a job or school reinsertion project for

, one of the segments most affected by the crisis.

Also, as this newspaper reported, they will increase the distribution of Christmas boxes.

There will be 1,700,000 in total.

In addition, the ANSES, led by

, continues to add beneficiaries of the

(AUH): they incorporated a million children who did not receive it;

to which will be added a bonus for the end of the year -which would arrive earlier- for the

beneficiaries.

Finally, Social Development -through the Social Economy secretariat, headed by the leader of the Evita

Movement

- continues to expand the base of beneficiaries of the

plans

that already brings together 600,000 informal workers, who will play a leading role in the construction of houses and lots with service.

Arroyo signed this Thursday the formation of the trust to administer the $ 8,800 million destined for that purpose.

"We are going to work very well with

" said the minister about his brand new pair and replacement of

.

"At last the headwind dropped a bit," enthused an official with an office in La Rosada days ago.

In the Government they feel that they

.