Lacunza announces economic measures after the dollar has exceeded 60 dollars

After a day during which the price of the dollar has exceeded 60 pesos, the Minister of Economy Hernán Lacunza He will offer at 6 pm a press conference where he will announce economic measures to limit the consequences of the monetary escalation.

As El Cronista may have known, the canceled measures should not mitigate the social impact of the rising dollar and the acceleration of inflation. "Will they come from the monetary and financial side?" He consulted. "Probably," they replied from the Treasury.

It is not excluded that after the visit of the emissaries of the Monetary Fund in the country, the Minister of Finance goes to Washington to advance the negotiations.

"We had several meetings over the past few days where we talked about the tax and monetary programs we are running," Treasury sources said. "These were positive business meetings and we will continue to work in the coming weeks, with a new mission in Buenos Aires or Washington DC that is not yet defined," they added.

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It applies to SMEs and small taxpayers. These debts having expired on July 31, 2019 may be included, the registration being valid until the end of the year. In addition, it extends until the end of the year the suspension of bank withholdings.

The official will speak to the Ministry of Finance with reporters after the Argentine peso depreciated by 3.11% today and that the Central Bank had to make seven auctions to contain the price of the ticket.

In addition, the entity today released a rule that requires large exporters to sell currencies on the foreign exchange market in order to curb the progress of the dollar and limit the ability of these companies to finance themselves in pesos and thereby generate more supply in the market. exchange to complete reserve sales.

Previously, Lacunza and Sandleris had received the head of the IMF's Western Hemisphere Department, Alejandro Werner, and Argentina's head of mission, Roberto Cardarelli, who was in the country.

Yesterday, President Mauricio Macri received Lacunza and BCRA President Guido Sandleris at a meeting at Casa Rosada, attended by the Governor of Buenos Aires, María Eugenia Vidal, and the Chief of Staff, Marcos Peña.