Hernán Lacunza revealed why the meeting with the IMF had been suspended

The new Minister of Finance, Hernán Lacunza, He explained why he had decided to suspend the meeting with the authorities of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) scheduled for this week.

In an interview with TN, the official explained, "I I asked them to give us a few days to finish sitting in the ministry so in the next few days we will meet surely. "

He also said: "We respect the agreement, the second quarter's fiscal targets have been met, those of the third quarter will certainly complement them. I presented the projections yesterday in the following order: 20 billion pesos exceeding standards, also the end of the year; atothers follow the monetary guidelineswith which, the whole agreement is in force and within the limits of the commitments made. We hope to continue in this direction and continue to deploy the monetary and financial budget program that we have. "

In this sense, Lacunza downplayed the possibility that the Fund's authorities will meet the candidate Alberto Fernandez, and explained that el The IMF generally talks with the private sector and the opposition during their regular visits.s in the country and that, here, "the basic consensus on certain principles, such as stability, is important for the international organization".