Mauricio Macri: "It costs us to reduce inflation more than I would have imagined"

President Mauricio Macri admitted that the government was struggling to control price increases. "It costs us (by reducing it) more than I would have imagined, I confess that I was too optimistic, but we must reduce inflation to generate development, create jobs and eliminate poverty, "he said in an interview FM 100.1, Costa radio.

"With high inflation, it is impossible to achieve this goal.For more than 90% of the world's countries do not have it, we have to realize it, there is no need for it. excuse, for the first time, we have a primary budget balance, but we must comply, continue and take care of the handle to achieve it, "added the head of state.

The head of state also acknowledged that It was precisely the criticisms they had made when he presided over Boca Juniors and they called him "the cartonero Báez", confirming that he will be traveling on a commercial flight despite the contrary recommendation made by the Ministry of Security, as he had planned Infobae. "It was difficult to repair the Tango (plane) and it was very old, we were going to buy something more modest, but as we ask to be saved, we did not do it , and rent a plane in Buenos Aires accounted for 20 million pesos that will now be saved."said the president.

"I prefer to give the example by ignoring the reasonable recommendation made by the Ministry of Security, concerned that the world is difficult, but for something they told me Cartonero Báez, you know it, because you're from the river and you need to be enlarged"Macri told the pilot, who had admitted his fanaticism for Marcelo Gallardo's team.

Macri talked about the trip that he will make to India and Vietnam, via Riyadh. He explained that "India is a very large country, the second largest in number of inhabitants, with great complementarity with Argentina, we have a lot to develop on issues of technology, food safety and renewable energy, I have good relations with Modi, who invited me to go there. "

In Vietnam, he said: "He buys us a lot, they are big buyers of food products in Argentina.They can buy us even more, they have a great affection for us, as well as for the Arab world. That's why I'm going to talk about the wonders that the Argentines have. I leave with the enthusiasm that we are building a new reality. "

The driver of the program has filed a complaint with the PAMI office of the Coast Municipality, which, he said, has a very small office with only two employees to serve the region's retirees. "At the moment, I'm going to call Sergio CasinottiI am sure that you will see a change in the coming months, because the important thing is that we are close and that we find a solution to the problems encountered, "said the President.

When the reporter asked him how he was preparing for the elections, Mr. Macri said that "there is a lot of people missing, because there is a lot left to solve, Put the economy back on track after a very traumatic 2018 year. But we choose change, connect to the world, put the problems on the table, things are not resolved in three years and we must persist in the work. I hope we all continue to bet on change. "

He added that "to the skeptics, I told them to remember what happened to us at the G20, leaders of different ideologies, and they all told us the same thing, congratulations for the world you have taken, keep going, we want to do projects with you. Show that what we have done is on the right track. This is not the project of a president or a government, it belongs to everyone. Everyone must fight for these values, put an end to the ill-gotten privileges that harm others, enough mafia-like behavior. of that and in