Macri: "My responsibility is to take charge and resolve the urgencies"

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Through an opinion column published this Sunday in the Télam news agency, President Mauricio Macri spoke about the country's political and social news and briefly reviewed the latest economic measures taken by his Government.

“We Argentines are living in a climate of uncertainty several weeks ago, and I want to tell you that today nothing is more important than giving a break to the pocket of Argentine families and addressing the instability of the economy. I'm here for that. My responsibility is to take charge and resolve the urgencies, ”the president began.

Next, the President talked about the measures that were taken last week with the aim of "containing the negative impact of the crisis" and said he was convinced that "we can route the economy and leave decades of ups and downs."

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We Argentines are experiencing a climate of uncertainty several weeks ago, and I want to tell you that today nothing is more important than giving a break to the pocket of Argentine families and addressing the instability of the economy. I'm here for that. My responsibility is to take charge and resolve the urgencies.

With the aim of bringing relief to the table of Argentines, we made a series of decisions. During the first week, we focus on containing the negative impact of this crisis. We take, among others, measures for monotributistas and for those who pay profits, and increase the minimum wage. And to reduce the impact of inflation, which until August 11 came down, we eliminated the VAT of various foods from the basic basket. And we did it thinking, above all, in the middle class. The one who always puts her shoulder and feels that her effort is never paid.

On the other hand, to continue accompanying SMEs, which are the development engine of our country, the AFIP launched a 10-year plan to catch up, in addition to expanding from 6 to 10 the number of permanent plans that each can have Small or medium business.

We added Hernán Lacunza as Minister of Finance to the team and with it we opened a new stage. His first decision was to extend the debt terms to ease the financial burden in the short, medium and long term. And we put a limit on the volatility of the exchange market to protect the exchange rate stability and the savers. These are measures that are justified only in the emergency, but are necessary to avoid further damage.

Economically, we will continue to make the necessary decisions to bring you peace of mind. And at the same time, we will continue to govern as always, focused on generating work for more Argentines, as we have been doing since day one. Whenever I talked about the opportunities that the world opened, for example, I did it thinking in the pocket of the Argentineans and in the growth of the families. Because exporting more lemons to the United States - to give an example - is that: Argentines who bet and grow, who access new possibilities.

The agreement between the European Union and Mercosur is that: more work and more growth opportunities for Argentines. Having returned credibility and transparency to INDEC, improving justice and respecting the independence of powers is that. In short, make Argentines grow from clear rules, without lies, with strong institutions and respected by all, on the basis of solid foundations.

That is, in my view, the role of a President: generate the conditions so that in each region of Argentina the work is multiplied. Because the fruit of that work is genuine progress, it is not a patch or a shortcut.

And we know that the only way to achieve true progress is to dialogue and build trust, which is the basis of any link. Without wanting to harm or expose each other because, if we do, we all lose.

To get ahead we need to reach consensus, especially those who occupy a leadership role in the country. In my government the provinces had more participation over the total federal resources, and the dialogue between the Nation, the provinces and the municipalities was always fluid and constant. We reached agreements between businessmen and trade unionists that improved productivity and generated opportunities. It is that without dialogue there is no possible progress. That is why I am also in permanent contact with the different representatives of the parties that compete in the October elections.

We can live in a republican and free Argentina. We can route the economy and leave decades of ups and downs. We can do this by telling ourselves the truth, respecting each other, expressing ourselves without bringing consequences. We can continue to live in a country where there is no place for mafias or corruption. We can be better, I am convinced of that.

Let's trust ourselves. If we go through so many difficulties throughout our history, if we take so many steps forward when nobody thought we could do it, it means we can, that we are capable. That Argentina is possible.