The governors of Together for Change issued a strong statement of support to the governor of Chubut, Nacho Torres, in his fight with the government of Javier Milei after the decision of the national government to cut off the sending of funds for 13.5 billion pesos of co-participation. without any reason.
"The governors of Together for Change express their full support and support for the governor of Chubut Ignacio Torres in this difficult moment that the people of Chubut are going through. The National Government must comply with the Constitution and urgently send the shared resources that belong to it the province," they noted.
The statement is signed by Jorge Macri (CABA), Leandro Zdero (Chaco), Gustavo Valdés (Corrientes), Rogelio Frigerio (Entre Ríos), Carlos Sadir (Jujuy), Alfredo Cornejo (Mendoza), Marcelo Orrego (San Juan), Claudio Poggi (San Luis), and Maximiliano Pullaro (Santa Fe).
"Not complying with the law and the agreements between the Nation and provinces does not affect the governors but the 50 million Argentines who live in the 24 jurisdictions of the country," the governors stated.
The support of the JxC governors is in response to Chubut's complaint against the national government for the removal of 13.5 billion pesos from the province's co-participation.
"We are not crazy, we are going to continue defending the rights of the people of Chubut. It does not matter who is in La Rosada, if it is more of a friend, if it is an ally, if it is not an ally. I want to bring peace of mind because we are going to solve it, Justice "He's going to prove us right," he said.
And he remarked: "They have taken us to an extreme situation, and now all together we choose to stand up so that once and for all they understand that they are not going to subdue us with extortion and threats."
The Government accused the governor of Chubut of being "chavista"
The government's response was not long in coming.
Through the Office of the President in X, the Casa Rosada accused Nacho Torres of being Chavista for threatening to cut off the supply of oil and gas to the country.
"In response to the statement issued by the Governor of Chubut, the Office of the President informs that the $13.5 billion discount to which it refers corresponds to a debt that the province of Chubut maintains with the Trust Fund for Provincial Development. By regulations of issuance of said debt, its collection is made by direct discount of the Co-participation".
The government's response against Nacho Torres.
The government's response against Nacho Torres.
"What does respond to the truth is the commitment that the National Government maintains with the reduction of public spending throughout the territory. In no way will the National Executive Branch contribute to financing the waste of the provinces that refuse to reduce unnecessary expenses, eliminate dispensable political positions and govern with the austerity that the inherited economic crisis requires," said the Presidency.
And he immediately sent a message to the rest of the leaders.
"If the governors do not have enough money, they will have to drastically reduce public spending as the National Government is doing."
"The Argentine people elected President Javier Milei to end the privileges of caste, and that is what is going to happen. The President's Office regrets that Governor Torres
refuses to understand that there is no money and, consequently, he launched a Chavista threat
backed by Axel Kicillof and the rest of the governors, who expressed their agreement with the advance on private property and the expropriation of companies that said threat necessarily implies," they launched.
The Milei management doubled down and accused the PRO governor of being an extortionist.
"Governor Torres is informed that there is no need for him to set any time limit to carry out his extortion plan. He will proceed with his threat immediately and take charge of the consequences in court."
"The governors Kicillof, Torres, Quintela, Frigerio and others, like the Head of Government Jorge Macri, must understand that Argentina chose a change. The era in which the caste wasted the resources of the Argentines and then they were going to asking for alms from the Central Bank in exchange for political favors," they accused the rest of the leaders.
"We are in a historic moment. At a turning point for our Nation. Each one will have to choose which side they want to be on: whether on the side of those who want Argentina to remain the same, or on the side of the majority of Argentines, who chose to live in Freedom," concluded the statement from the Office of the Presidency.
While that happened, Javier Milei expressed himself on social media in his own way: retweeting messages against the Chubut governor.
The government's response against Nacho Torres.