The privatization of the energy company YPF is also failing

The privatization of the energy company YPF is also failing in Argentina. General strike on Wednesday

The privatization of the energy company YPF is also failing

Another about-face from Argentine President Javier Milei. Having left aside, at least for now, the abolition of the central bank and the complete dollarization of the economy, the privatization of YPF (a kind of Argentine Eni, editor's note), one of the battlehorses of the election campaign, is now on the agenda . The sales stop emerges from the new draft omnibus law, the mega-decree […]

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Another about-face from the Argentine president Javier Milei. Having ignored the abolition of the central bank and the complete dollarization of the economy, at least for now, privatization is now also being skipped from Ypf (a type of Argentine Eni, Ed.), one of the flagships of the election campaign. The sales stop emerges from the new draft of the law Omnibus Lawwhich contains a mega-decree on deregulation 600 items, which the Casa Rosada modified based on last week's negotiations and sent to Congress with the aim of reaching an agreement by Thursday. Last week the Minister of Economic Affairs Luis Caputoimplied that the govt He hasn't completely given up on the idea of ​​closing in the future to advance the central bank and also the project of dollarization of the monetary system, but everything is postponed until an uncertain tomorrow. Other items on the Casa Rosada agenda include drastic cuts in public spending and Increasing taxes for low earnersto eliminate the national deficit.

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Wednesday The first one is now planned General Strike of the Milei EraDissatisfaction is already high, and despite the extremely restrictive demonstration laws passed by the president, turnout promises to be impressive. The government He also launched a campaign to prevent participation. The Minister of Justice, Mariano Cúneo Libarona, has stated that it intends to file a lawsuit if the strike has no legal basis. According to Libarona, the Labor secretariat could declare the paralysis illegal and its organizers could be sued for “damages and losses”. For his part, the Ministry of Security, powered by Patricia Bullrich, said in a post on social media that it had set up a phone number to receive complaints from business owners, traders and workers who felt forced to take part in the strike. The CISL “Share and strongly support the strike called by the three Argentine unions CGT, CTA-T and CTA-A for Wednesday January 24th.” The Italian union underlines this on its social profiles.