The governor of La Pampa province, Sergio Ziliotto, stated that what a people receives or does not receive is what they are entitled to, given their tax contributions and work. In statements to the press and the Argentine News Agency, the provincial leader referred to the governors' meeting in New York as part of 'Argentina Week' and affirmed that it is each governor's responsibility to see 'what the productive matrix of their province is.' This comes as a new signal: Milei was seen with conciliatory governors in New York. 'There are provinces that base their development on extractivism, that is not the case of La Pampa,' he said. During the third day of the Expoagro exhibition, the governor of La Pampa, Sergio Ziliotto, and the vice governor of Córdoba, Myrian Prunotto, were present in the morning. Governor Martín Llaryora traveled to New York with Javier Milei. Criticisms of the model: Ziliotto stated that his province maintains a dialogue with the national Executive, although they have different views on 'the focus that national development should have.' 'There is no full development, no harmonious development, no socially just development if it is not through production and work,' he added. Ziliotto also questioned the level of interest rates set by the Central Bank (BCRA) as they 'go against production.' From his perspective, the government does not promote federalism and he called for a 'better distribution of wealth.' 'If we see that the provinces have lost resources due to a discrimination against federalism by the National Government, it goes much further than the political alignment or the ideological conception of a governor,' he said. 'What is very important is the agribusiness of the province of La Pampa.' He concluded: 'The development of the country is a collective construction. Here we have a country very rich in natural resources and we must add value to it. We mainly work on adding value to what is the engine of the Pampean economy, which is the countryside. We reinvest it in our towns, we reinvest it in our cities.' Regarding criticisms of industrialists, the Córdoba vice governor considered it 'inappropriate' and added: 'Having a critical issue with the business sector, I think it causes a bit of fear, I believe it has been a mistake.' Finally, she referred to the controversy surrounding the Chief of Staff, Manuel Adorni, and his wife's trip on the presidential plane. 'I think we have been too focused on the narrative and now we are seeing that we are doing things that do not correspond, right? We are all saving ourselves together.' Elimination of retentions: Prunotto refreshed the request to the Government to completely eliminate Export Rights (DEX) and highlighted that Córdoba will contribute this year US$2,500 million to the national treasury through this concept. 'The agricultural producer has a particularity that does not occur in many other areas, which is: he does not keep the money under the mattress or takes it to tax havens.'
