2024-02-23 23:58:00
Javier Miley responded with a harsh statement to Ignacio Torres, governor of Chubut, after the provincial leader said that “not one more barrel” of oil would leave his province if the Nation did not return a debt that he claimed for 13.5 billion pesos in co-participation funds. “Proceed with your threat and face the consequences in court”stated the Office of the President this Friday night.
Milei himself replied to the message on his personal Twitter account. “Unmasking the lies of degenerate prosecutors,” the head of the Executive added to the official statement.
“Extortion” was the word with which the President’s Office publication characterized Torres’ warning. “There is no need for you to set any time limit to carry out your extortion plan. Proceed with your threat immediately and take charge of the consequences in court,” added the President’s account, in response to the firm stance. of Chubut, which received the support of the rest of the governors.
In the text, he supports the version that the Executive had already submitted through the Minister of the Interior, Guillermo Francos: that the discount that Torres speaks of is, in reality, a debt that Chubut maintains with the Trust Fund for Provincial Development. “By the rules for issuing said debt, its collection is made by direct discount of the Co-participation.”
Then he framed the Nation’s decision under the commitment to lower public spending and redoubled his confrontation with Chubut and the rest of the provinces, with which he is in bidding after the failure of the Omnibus Lawthe withdrawal of transportation subsidies (a matter on which this Thursday the Justice ruled in favor of Chubut) and money from the Teaching Inventive Fund.
The governor of Chubut, Ignacio Torres, participated in an event organized by union members.
“In no way will the National Executive Branch contribute to financing the waste of the provinces that refuse to reduce unnecessary expenses, eliminate expendable political positions and govern with the austerity that the inherited economic crisis requires. If the governors do not have enough money, They must drastically reduce public spending as he is doing,” the statement emphasizes.
Then he talked about “chavista” threat to refer to Torres’ warning, which he linked to Axel Kicillof, one of the provincial leaders who came out to support the governor of Chubut this Friday afternoon.
“The Office of the President regrets that Governor Torres refuses to understand that there is no money and, consequently, launches into issuing a Chavista threat supported by Axel Kicillof and the rest of the governors, who expressed their agreement with the progress on private property and the expropriation of companies that this threat necessarily implies,” the national Executive attacked.
The government’s response against Nacho Torres.
And he redoubles his bet against Torres, who had set a deadline until Wednesday for the co-participable funds to be returned and thus avoid the suggested oil drought: “There is no need for him to set any deadline to carry out his extortion plan “Proceed with your threat immediately and face the consequences in court.”
Near the end, Milei targeted Kicillof, Torres, Ricardo Quintela (La Rioja) and Rogelio Frigerio (Entre Ríos), in addition to the head of the Buenos Aires Government Jorge Macri. “They must understand that Argentina chose a change. The era in which the caste wasted the resources of Argentines is over and then they were going to ask for alms from the Central Bank in exchange for political favors,” says the statement from the President’s Office.
In line with other texts issued regarding the Omnibus Law, it concludes with a division of waters: “We are in a historical moment. At a turning point for our Nation. Each one will have to choose which side they want to be on: whether on the of those who want Argentina to remain the same, or on the side of the majority of Argentines, who chose to live in Libertad”.
The government’s response against Nacho Torres.
Earlier, Torres had published a strong statement denouncing that the national government was withholding 13.5 billion pesos from him.
Furthermore, in an event before union members in Comodoro Rivadavia, the provincial leader deepened his position: “Not one more barrel of oil will leave Chubut for Argentina.” He set a deadline of Wednesday for Javier Milei and Luis Caputo, the main targets, to “get their foot out” of the province, in a new escalation of the confrontation between the provinces and the Casa Rosada.
“Nothing illegal was retained,” Guillermo Francos told Ignacio Torres
Earlier, Franks, assured that it would be “absolutely illegal” for Chubut to paralyze the supply of oil and gas, following the threat from Governor Ignacio Torres in the midst of his claim for co-participating funds not sent by the Nation. The Minister of the Interior clarified that this money corresponds to a debt and added: “When you reflect, you will see that you cannot do it. If you do, it would be a crime.”
“I think that came out in a passionate speech. I understand that you may be upset, but I think that when you reflect you will realize that you can’t do it. If he does it, he would be committing a crime,” said Francos.
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Ignacio Torres and a strong message against the Government.
“Chubut had a debt with the Nation, a loan that is guaranteed with co-participable funds and a monthly installment is paid. An installment of 13 billion was due this month and was withheld. The governor asked for an extension and was not given one. “Nothing illegal was withheld.”explained the official in dialogue with LN+, in reference to an alleged debt incurred by the government
“Torres does not have to set any deadline for the national government. Let him do what he thinks he has to do. He cannot interfere with the activity of private producers or against the pipeline that takes oil to the port,” he added.
Regarding the statement from the governors of Together for Change, who supported Torres, he reflected: “They are wrong, they have not understood the situation. The national government is not doing anything that is illegal.”
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The Minister of the Interior assured that it would be “absolutely illegal” for Chubut to paralyze the supply of oil and gas.
“If they told Milei ‘we do not approve the law, the delegated powers, the hydrocarbon and mining deregulation, the protection of large investments’…. What does Milei tell you? ‘I am not going to give you more resources of those that legally correspond to them,'” he added.
In addition, he maintained that La Rosada is “open to dialogue.” “The Government is complying with the law, it has not deviated in any way from the current regulations. It does not mean that it is not willing to dialogue with governors, but dialogue implies dialogue about everything, not ‘give us the money and fix yourselves,'” he asserted. .
“I regret that these episodes of internal politics take us away from the most important events in Argentina,” he said regarding the visit of the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken. “It seems to me that he has enormous symbolic value. He is the person who exercises the power of the United States in practice. He recognized the work that Milei has been doing, not only in the macroeconomic situation but also in Milei’s international positions.”
“Blinken’s visit seals that alliance between the US and Argentina,” he added on that topic. And he also evaluated the visit of the number 2 of the IMF: “Gita Gopinath’s vision is very positive regarding Argentina’s progress at this time.”
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