Hernán Lacunza, on the measures: "We prefer to err of exaggeration than rare"

The Minister of Finance,
Hernán Lacunza, tonight, participated in two television interviews during a day of economic measures in which the government announced that it will apply
restrictions For the purchase of dollars. In
Journalism for allLacunza defined the decision as being a "control of capital" and ruled out the possibility of a currency race.

"This is not the harbor we dreamed of, we have to look at the causes, but the results are quite different from what we expected, and under this government we worked a lot in the engine room. The challenge is to park the boat on the dock on December 10, not before, "Lacunza explained with a metaphor. And he said, about the ads: "We prefer to err on the side of being rare".

"These are uncomfortable measures to prevent further damage," the minister said, adding that "a parallel exchange rate could appear." And he said, "With these measures, we are ordering the priorities, who are the citizens on foot."

In addition, he participated in the program Luis Novaresio,
I must sayand repeated his words. He said the dollar was "very likely to stay like that on December 10" but that tomorrow "there will be a good dollar". In addition, he acknowledged that the measures "are demanding and severe" and that there is a "crisis of confidence".

Lacunza spoke about the latter's relations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) about the latest changes made by the government. According to the Finance Minister, the debt rebalancing on Wednesday was communicated to representatives of the agency in Buenos Aires on Tuesday and the measures announced Sunday by phone. "Today 's day was communicated by telephone with the basic principles of the amendments," he said.

Regarding the disbursement of the Fund, he stated that there was no reason for this not to happen. "Argentina is complying with everything and they must fulfill their part of the contract," said Lacunza. He added, "If it did not come, there would be resources to solve it, but that's not the badumption we're dealing with."

"There is a reality we can not deny: there is a noticeable change after STEP, the risk has gone from $ 900 to $ 2000, the dollar has gone from $ 45 to $ 55. true that the Central Bank has speculated .. No speculation of this kind .. Argentina lost credit after that day, while it was renewing its activity as all normal countries do, "he explained.

On the political transition, Mr. Lacunza said: "I talk with the inhabitants of Alberto Fernández.I talk with many opposition leaders because they are representatives of society."

The Cambiemos leadership, which disarmed Kirchnerist's stockpile without frightening, began this Sunday to trace this feat with the order given to the Central Bank to authorize the purchase of foreign currency and transfers out of the country.

The main ministries, the Central Bank (BCRA) and AFIP, have tried to make it known that official measures were aimed at ensuring "greater exchange rate stability and protecting the saver".

In the government, they hastened to clarify that no person or company will be forced to withdraw money from his bank accounts, there will be no obstacles to foreign trade operations and no restrictions for trips or purchases abroad.