2024-02-15 19:40:42
The governor of Neuquén, Rolando Figueroa, today hardened his position against the national government and questioned the decision not to further distribute the Backgrounds (National Teacher Incentive Fund) to the provinces, the withdrawal of transportation subsidies and the administration of hydroelectric dams. “Sometimes it seems that we are federal when it comes to asking the provinces, but we are not federal when it comes to distributing the resources that the provinces contribute,” he claimed.
During the presentation of the forestry plan in the Government House auditorium, the president stated that “What we are receiving from the Nation is very little” on many “vital” issues for the people of Neuquén, but he warned that “it is not to rant or get frustrated when things don’t go well.” “We, the leadership, are being asked that when things are hard to fight, we have to stick out our chests and then we have to face the problems,” he stated.
The governor led the event with his cabinet, national deputies such as Pablo Cervi (UCR) and Tanya Bertoldi, whom he thanked for their vote on the Omnibus Law, and provincial legislators, as well as authorities and workers from Corfone.
“We Neuquéns are going to continue being generous towards the country, but we want to be respected. Neuquén has an infinite will and is willing to continue being generous with the country, but it also needs this progress to be valued,” he said during his speech.
In a subsequent contact with the press, Figueroa pointed out that the province, together with Río Negro, sent a document letter to the national government for the hydroelectric dams, because “the provinces are not being invited to the table.” of dialogue.
In response to the consultation on the Fonid, the governor said that they will be doing work to claim “intelligently.” «Let’s go for the dams. Now, we are also going to go next week for the teaching fund. We are going to claim everything we consider to be ours. The province of Neuquén contributes a lot to the country and we need that recognition from the country,” he said.
Figueroa defended the Cold Zone
About the president’s decision Javier Milei to eliminate trusts by decree and the possibility of that affecting the call Cold Zone which implies a benefit in the gas rate for Patagonian users, Figueroa also spoke out.
«Many times you don’t know the way you live inside, right? For several reasons we believe that we deserve that fund. First, because we are the producers. Among the Patagonians today we are producing close to 90% of the oil in this country, we are also generating a high percentage in gas,” he assured and added that “Patagonia contributes a lot and experiences a diverse climate that is not the rest of the country.
He stated that they are going to “fight” it in a democratic way, because he considered that “You don’t have to stand up from the table, whoever stands up from the table loses the game.”
– Is there a table?Diario RÃ O NEGRO asked him.
– We all have to set the table together. I try to emphasize every time I have a relationship with a national official that dialogue is important. I believe that little by little the possibility of dialogue will take shape. I’m optimistic about that.
Pact with indentants
Figueroa anticipated that next week he will make a meeting of mayors in Chos Malal where they will sign a “governance pact” to define how they will deal with “this closing of taps that the National Government has with all Argentine provinces.”
“What we are doing is a great challenge in terms of organizing the State, but now comes the complement and the circular economy between the different levels,” he said. “Evidently, we are going to have an absent National State and to be able to plan the work to govern for all Neuquéns we have to strengthen ourselves and reach an agreement,” he considered.
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