The Argentine president, Javier Mileireiterated this Monday his defense of the decree of necessity and urgency (DNU), which contains more than 300 measures to deregulate the economy and which he will send to Parliament shortly, given the accumulation of criticism from the opposition, some of whose members He dealt with “sadists” and “corrupts.”
“It seems that some sadism and others for corrupt They want to keep Argentines who want to get out of misery in chains“Milei wrote on his X account (formerly Twitter), paraphrasing the former Argentine president Arturo Frondizi (1958-1962).
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He DNU of Milei aims to reform the State under fiscal adjustments and cuts in public spending until reaching 5% of the country’s gross domestic product, something that will be accompanied by a package of laws, to refund taxesrecalibrate administrative functions and commercial agreements, to be addressed in the Congress starting Tuesday.
The quote of Milei It is based on a writing that the now deceased Frondizi published when he carried out reforms, through decrees, to nationalize, monopolize and self-supply oil to Argentina at a time when the country consumed more fuel than it produced.
The text cited by the current president says: “The plan of drastic reforms and rapid mobilization of resources that we are executing requires the breakdown of administrative routine. If we hadn’t avoided that routine“We would still be discussing the oil contracts and the capital investments that were the ram that opened the way for the profound transformation of our economic structure.”
He Frondizi Government was marked by a development of heavy industry through multinational companies that had settled in the country and with fewer interventions from the Stateuntil he was overthrown by a coup military state.
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The opposition and the decree
The Argentine opposition continues to take positions in the face of the future clash of economic measures proposed by the Government. He peronism -weakened after losing the elections- closed its ranks behind the governor of the province of Buenos Aires, Axel Kicillofwho was the first to criticize the DNU.
In a meeting with officials and representatives of Union for the Homeland (Peronism) to analyze the current situation in the country, Kicillof assured that they will work “articulately” to coordinate joint actions and to respond to “the needs of the people of Buenos Aires.”
“We have the commitment and responsibility to represent an entire province in the face of this adjustment plan, in the face of a fiscal and monetary squeeze and a very strong devaluation that decalibrates the income of the popular sectors”he stated in a statement.
Furthermore, the most important unions in Argentina have spoken out against the reforms and have announced a mobilization for next Wednesday in the direction of the Palace of Justice to demand the repeal of the ‘megadecree‘, as well as a joint protest with social organizations the following day.
For its part, the Radical Civic Union (UCRcenter) -member of the block Together for Change (center-right) – distanced itself from Milei by asking that the Executive send a “mirror bill” to be treated in the Congress.
“He Executive power is in time to correct its mistake by sending a mirror bill that can be debated in the National Congressthus recovering the path of normality, the construction of public trust, consensus and parliamentary dialogue“, indicated the UCR in a statement.
The radicals are part of a political alliance made up of Proposal Republican (Pro) and by the dissident Peronists Change Federal. Both the UCR like the Pro have prominent representatives within the Milei Government -as the Minister of Security, Patricia Bulrichand the Minister of Defense, Luis Petri– something that could upset the balance of the block.
