“Devastating”: the opposition’s reaction to the latest inflation data

On the afternoon of this Friday, the INDEC announced the inflation of March: was located in 7.7%which implied that the rise in prices reached the 104.3% year-on-year. Given this new statistical data, the political scene was marked by the reaction of the opposition. “Devastating,” they noted.

Mario Negri, national deputy, was one of the first to comment publicly. “The only truth is reality: 7.7% inflation in March and 104.3% in one year. The Government dynamited the pocket of the Argentines. The managers of poverty arrived promising to fill the refrigerators and they promise to water the streets with blood if they lose the elections, ”he said through his official Twitter account.

The data officially published by INDEC this afternoon again marked a rise compared to the previous month, when the record was located at 6.6 percent. Thus, the quarter will close with accumulated inflation above 21.7%, which leaves a high floor for the rest of the year.

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“Devastating,” Negri continued. Argentina has the fourth highest annual inflation in the world, only surpassed by Venezuela, Zimbabwe and Lebanon. Later, the legislator completed the small thread of him on Twitter: “It is 10 times higher than in Chile and 20 than in Brazil. It is not heredity, nor the pandemic, nor the war. End the excuses and the story. Accept failure.”

In that line, alfredo cornejo He noted: “Inflation remains out of control.” The senator, in turn, accompanied the post on social networks with an image in which the inflation data is accompanied by fire emojis.

“7.7% inflation in March is terrifying. very serious Food and beverages run at an annualized rate of 190%. We have to prevent this from ending in hyperinflation,” said the deputy. Martin Tetaz.

Patricia Bullrich He also referred to the latest statistic. “WHERE ARE YOU TAKING US?”, he raised at the beginning of his tweet in capital letters. Then, the president of the PRO indicated: “Inflation is low all over the world except here. Stop scamming people with the story of the global crisis: issuance, uncontrolled spending and your own ineptitude generate the highest monthly inflation in 30 years. We must get the country out of this disaster. I am determined to do it.”

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“Today they are hitting the lack of monetary control of recent years, to which is added the fiscal deficit and the debt in pesos,” he said. javier milei Also through Twitter. “And to this we must add the worst of all evils, the future broadcast,” she also added in a small thread on the social network.

“A failure of the anti-inflationary program,” he pointed out Jose Luis Espert. Mary Eugenia VidalFor his part, he commented: “More than 3 years without an economic plan. The truth is only one: we have no shortcut. The only way to recover Argentina is with effort and work, and Kirchnerism knows little about that.”

“Telephone for Kirchnerism. Do you plan to do something or continue throwing the ball out while Argentines experience the worst inflation in 30 years? 7.7 March inflation. 104.3 year-on-year”, commented Diego Santilliwhile Waldo Wolff He said: “TAKE CHARGE and ASK FORGIVENESS” in capital letters.

“They liquidated all the stocks. Dollars, grains, energy, cattle, and hope of many who leave or want to leave. Transit what is missing to end this nightmare with some self-criticism and empathy ”, completed the brand new Buenos Aires official.

“The failure of the government plan has no salvation. While the JxC opposition seeks to drag water for their mill, the reality is that they do not have a different proposal to continue adjusting through devaluation and the only thing that will bring is higher inflation ”, he commented in turn gabriel solanoBuenos Aires legislator.

Minutes after it was known that March inflation was 7.7%, Gabriela CerruttiSpokesperson for the Presidency, expressed herself on her social networks and was the first member of the Government to react to a number that will mark the political and economic agenda for the coming days.

“The number we see today represents the worst moment of the impact of the war in international prices and the worst drought of history in the country. We know, it hurts us, it occupies us, how it affects daily life and each family”, Cerruti began.

And he completed: “We are redoubling our efforts, convinced that the path is to sustain the growth and order that we are achieving. And we know that most analyzes show us that this was the worst moment and a downward trend began that we hope to see reflected soon”.

“It was not the pandemic, it was not the war, it was not the drought. It was you with the issuance and uncontrolled spending. take charge”, answered the head of the bench of deputies of the PRO, Christian Ritondo.

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