With a countdown activated by the electoral schedule and in a panorama of unknowns regarding the strategy of the ruling party in the PASO, President Alberto Fernández met this Wednesday unexpectedly with the Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa, in a context of tension between the two due to the internal tension of the Frente de Todos.
The Minister’s tour in Chinathe imminent closing of the negotiations with the IMF and signs of gradual improvement in inflation were part of the agenda discussed during the meeting that lasted for more than two hours in Casa Rosada.
From the environment of the head of state, it was insisted that it was not a meeting conceived “in an electoral key”, but that it was already scheduled to discuss the results of the economic cabinet tour in China.
However, tensions in terms of electoral strategy are still latent, given the recent statements by the Minister of Transportation of the Nation, Diego Giulianowho warned that “The Renovation Front will continue in the Frente de Todos to the extent that they demonstrate the will to win elections”.
In this context of tensions and divergences, the statements of a close official Sergio Massa, Cecilia Moreauwhich pointed directly against Daniel Scioli and said that “it is sad to arrive and see that the very strangers who generated the crisis are here playing little soldiers, while they should be fulfilling their obligations. I am alarmed that officials, especially the ambassador in Brazil, are not taking care of obtaining investment in the midst of an economic situation for the country. It seems irresponsible to me that instead of generating government actions they are discussing candidacies”.
Likewise, the President’s meeting with the super minister coincided with a meeting held by Peronist governors at the Federal Investment Council (CFI). After the CFI conclave, the governors made explicit the request for a consensus candidate of the ruling party in the face of the PASO, with the additional condition that a provincial leader of the party join the presidential ticket.
In addition to the above, the head of the Palacio de Hacienda was repeatedly heard advocating for the coalition unit in a framework of high uncertainty and electoral definitions, just days from the closing of the lists.
“Sergio Massa is fed up with maintaining stability”recently expressed the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Cecilia Moreau.
The PJ governors asked for a “unity list” and to expand the Frente de Todos
Another of the central points of the ‘unforeseen’ meeting between Massa and Fernández is related to the direct results of the recent tour of China that allowed the Minister of Economy to renew the swap for about 19,000 million dollars with Banco Popular for three years. from China.
They also analyzed the tax measure that was known this Wednesday, from which the first installment of the Christmas bonus for gross wages of up to $880,000 will be exempt from income tax.
Expectations for the official inflation data registered in May
In parallel, at the Palacio de Hacienda they celebrate that during the first week of June, there were no increases by wholesalers. “They are behaving well”sources from the economic portfolio told PROFILE.
On the other hand, they assure that the intervention in the market during the run of the last week of April was successful and they believe that the INDEC included the price increase, product of the soaring exchange rates, in said month and not in May. , unlike the surveys of private consultants.
Inflation in CABA was 7.5% in May and has been over 40% so far this year
Indeed, after knowing the inflation in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, which rose to 7.5% during May, the national government maintains hope that a deceleration will take place with respect to the previous month.
In this sense, sources from the Palacio de Hacienda assured that the projections made by the Economic Programming area would be in line with the number obtained in the city.
However, they assured that they prefer to be cautious and “wait for the official data from INDEC”, which will be released next Wednesday, June 14.
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