President Javier Milei described today's meeting with 20 governors as "extremely positive" and stated there was an "absolute agreement" on fiscal balance as a state policy, along with expressions of support for labor reform and tougher penalties in the Criminal Code.
Regarding the tone of the meeting, Milei said the provincial leaders are "in agreement, albeit with nuances," on "what Argentina needs," which includes labor reform and changes to the Criminal Code. "This shows the will of more than two-thirds of Argentines not to return to the past and to move towards a future of freedom," Milei emphasized in an interview with A24, and added about his guests at the Casa Rosada: "The first thing we did was thank them, as it is a gesture that speaks very well of them. Everything that is inside, is worth it," he concluded.
With fiscal, exchange rate, and financial prudence, the peso is strengthening," he stressed. On inflation, he said that he "hates" it and that "it will not stop until it is zero." Having said that, he noted that it is "running at 2% monthly" and everything suggests that inflation will come down, despite the "fluctuations."
"We took 12 million people out of poverty and 6 million out of extreme poverty," he added, although he acknowledged that the economy "stalled" in the third quarter of this year due to the "political noise" from the opposition. For Milei, in the face of this situation, the opposition "began to torpedo [his policies] as a matter of survival."
"The first year things worked great. Even the unionists themselves admit it behind closed doors," he charged. "They say that people are going to lose rights. Basic populism. I'm going to do it anyway," he concluded.
