Flavia Royón
was one of the officials of
Alberto Fernández's government who continued
during the Javier Milei government.
On December 10, she left the Ministry of Energy to relocate to the Ministry of Mining.
The woman from Salta highlighted the figure of the President of whom she stated that
"the investment world looks at Milei"
at a time when his name
sounds like one of the possible casualties of the cabinet
as a result of the failure of the Omnibus Law and the official accusations against the governors.
Before joining the Fernández government in mid-2022
at the hands of Sergio Massa
, Royón held the Secretary of Energy and Mining of Salta under the leadership
of Governor Gustavo Sáenz
.
The provincial leader added to the list of those who remained
under the Government's sights
because he had promised support from his deputies in the Omnibus Law project and this was not fulfilled.
As a consequence,
Royón's name also sounded
like one of the possible officials who
would
be asked to resign due to, as Milei defined it, the "betrayal" of the governors.
In a long interview with
Neura Media
, Alejandro Fantino's streaming channel,
Royón was very complimentary of Milei
.
She maintained that the head of state “sees mining as a strategic sector.”
“Today
with President Milei we have an extraordinary opportunity
because
the world's investors are looking at him
, today they are looking at Argentina.
“I just returned from Germany and the European Union and they look at Argentina,” he stated.
Flavia Royón was one of Alberto Fernández's officials who continued in public office alongside Javier Milei.
Photo Luciano Thieberger
Royón said that when the Government decided to go back on the Omnibus Law and return the project to committee,
he "grabbed his head."
“It is a super broad bill, which
may have issues to debate, but we don't have all the time in the world either
.
“People need
to solve the issue of inflation,
develop these projects, make Argentina grow, diversify exports,” he insisted.
He highlighted the text of the Omnibus Law because it contained the
Large Investment Incentive Regime (RIGI)
which, he stated, “is the key to unlocking mining in Argentina” and gave as an example, the investment possibilities behind the
exploitation of copper.
in the country.
The secretary agreed with the Government that
subsidies must be "lowered, fiscal order established, reoriented and contained to those who need them."
She reiterated, meanwhile, that the Omnibus Law must be supported and "give democratic debate,
listen
, find points of consensus.”
“We should all be working on the point of development consensus and the RIGI was a tool that Argentina needs,” he remarked.
Flavia Royón asked to put aside "political labels" and "friend-enemy logic"
In that sense, he asked the political leadership
to “come to an agreement, revive it (the project) and sit down to work
. ”
"We must
stop labeling ourselves
in the sense of political labels and this
friend-enemy logic
, what label do you have? I am a developmentalist, I love and love my province, I love and love my country and I want it to develop," he expressed.
Flavia Royón praised the Omnibus Law and asked to rethink its treatment.
The official was in favor of “deregulating the economy” to “grow” and stated that
“the world's investor world looks at President Milei and with interest.”
She in turn considered that Argentina “has to regain its credibility so that investors come.”
“In addition to recovering credibility, we have to give it this framework, which is why it is very important to be able to discuss this incentive regime for large investments,” he reflected.
Finally, Royón indicated that the country today has
"the opportunity to go to something different"
and stated that society
"
also
chose with its vote
and said 'well,
enough of traditional politics
, we need something different.'"
“In that sense we are a democratic country and we have to learn to contribute and build so that we are all involved in this new opportunity,” concluded Royón, who never addressed the rumors that surround her nor was she consulted by them.
D.S.