Javier Milei assured that “there is no plan B” in his government

President Javier Milei referred to the progress of his government, almost 50 days into his administration, and stressed that they are “surprised by the speed” with which “results are being achieved” after the measures implemented. He also stressed that “there is no plan B to do things right,” pending the debate on the omnibus law.
The president is giving a raid of interviews in international media, this Sunday it was the turn of the U.S. newspaper The Wall Street Journal, which published a note in which Milei referred to the government’s economic policy, emphasizing lower inflation, dollarization and privatization. In addition, he spoke about the relationship with China after the rejection of the entry into the BRICS and the Malvinas issue after the meeting with the Foreign Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron, in Davos.Javier Milei on his government, almost 50 days after taking officeThe President made it clear that in economic matters it will be difficult times for citizens, until the macro stabilizes. “I understand that this process can last about two years and it is true that there is a warning light that says it is difficult to last more than a year,” the president said. The truth is that when we start to see the way in which the data is running and how inflation is moving, we ourselves are surprised by the speed with which we are achieving results,” he said.
However, Milei added that investments will be needed to complete his economic plan, since as a counterpart to the savings that would be generated with the fiscal adjustment, he needs investment, otherwise “the fall in economic activity, the fall in employment and the fall in real wages appear,” he explained. When asked if he had “a plan B” for government, at a time of tension over the omnibus law, which forced the ruling party to give in to the requests of governors and opposition blocs, Milei said: “There is no plan b, there is no plan B to do things well. You do things well or you do them well. Because if plan B is to do things more or less or negotiate… that’s the history of Argentina, that’s how we are,” he warned. On the external front, the situation of China also appeared, in that sense, the President affirmed: “It is true that I am not going to be allied with the communists, it is true that we refuse to be part of the BRICS. But we have always maintained that the trade issue should not be affected, because it is basically a decision of the private sector.” Now, it’s true that I don’t consider it to be our strategic partner. But we have to separate the geopolitical issue from our trade issue,” he said. And he exemplified: “We may have a difference with the United Kingdom regarding the Malvinas Islands. However, that doesn’t preclude us from having a set of adult business relationships.” In this context, and asked if he had discussed the Malvinas issue with the British Foreign Secretary, David Cameron, during his participation in the Davos Forum, Milei said that they decided “to have an adult relationship”, in which they can “participate and work together on the international agenda”, but also “have a talk about our territorial difference”.

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