The political committee of La Moneda was confronted with the words of the ministers of education and the economy

"Naturally, we must be careful in the form, in the phrases and concepts that are used, because we must be concerned about their ratification, in a good way, of the spirit of government and the actions that the Executive promotes ". This message was delivered today by the Minister of Segpres, Gonzalo Blumel, when he was consulted by phrases of the holders of education, Gerardo Varela, and the economy, José Ramón Valente, which provoked controversy. La Moneda had to leave two consecutive days to respond to the statements of two sectoral ministers who have already been criticized.

First, it was Monday, by Gerardo Varela and his questioned phrase about building bingo halls to repair schools. Today, it is Valente who has been at the center of criticism of the opposition after an interview with CNN in which he replied that he would recommend a Chilean investor to allocate a portion of its resources abroad. "It's not healthy to put all the eggs in one basket (…) as well as the pension funds," Valente said.

Like Varela, the Minister of Economy left today to clarify his statements, After the spokesman of the government, Cecilia Perez, contacted him to express his displeasure and tell him that He had made a mistake. This, in addition to designing a "download of communication". The same thing that Blumel did later.

"We are making every effort to increase investment in Chile, so that foreign companies come in. It's our speech." Valente said later, from the economy, that the controversy was artificial and that there was "no contradiction between the diversification of savings and the increase in the investment rate" and that the opinion of Valente They recalled that 40% of AFP investments and 100% of the resources of Chilean sovereign wealth funds are invested abroad.In the executive, however, they felt that just in the part of a relevant tour for President Sebastián Piñera -who is in Mexico- two ministers left in the last days with unfortunate sentences that do not match what they say- "The government wants to communicate. "In addition, in the question of La Moneda, the secretaries of state" s e devote themselves solely to answering questions and not conveying the government's message "in the interviews they give.

Valente was criticized by the opposition. "Unusual, as if 90% of Chileans had money like him to invest outside, living in a bubble," said Heraldo Muñoz. But unlike Varela, the economy minister has not received any questions from the ruling coalition, which has maintained its objections against Varela, ignoring the government's design to contain criticism.

"The Minister of Education shows a fundamental problem, that it is no longer about non – forced mistakes, but an indolent sentence that does not n '# 39; has nothing to do with what this government has done since the beginning, representing the common sense and concerns of the Chileans since the agreements, "said the deputy minister today, RN Bancada, Marcela Sabat, while the Mayor of the metropolitan region, Karla Rubilar, said that "the truth is that we have complex and complex infrastructure deficits that bingos are not enough, nor the responsibility of parents and guardians." In addition, he said that "we must badume all the intimidation that comes after this sentence (de Varela)."

Piñera avoids criticizing

While in Mexico, President Piñera was already aware Valente's words, and Chief Financial Officer Felipe Larraín avoided answering questions about About, Minister Perez was coordinated with Blumel, who convened a scrum to respond to a new flank that had left the head of education: an office that sent the Child Defender. In the text, the body accused that Varela's words "reflect a deep contempt for the role that corresponds to the ministry he runs and, what is more serious, of a deep disconnect with reality ".

In this context, Blumel addressed critics unleashed by the two secretaries of state, in prior coordination with President Piñera himself. Thus, while calling to be "cautious", the head of Segpres reinforced the message that the President wants to convey concerning children and investments.

"What I want to point out, on behalf of the government and the president, is that the government's commitment to children is total," he said, adding that "It's not worth it" to continue to delve deeper into Varela's words and that, according to him, "a metaphor has been misused." Regarding Valente, Blumel described his remarks as "bad". "anecdote", pointing out that he "has already clarified this point, it is not worth it to dive into it, except to answer a question: what we do as a government, the Minister and the Ministry of Economy, is to bring investments to Chile for there to be growth and employment. "

Piñera, too, returned for the second day to address the statements of his Secretaries of State, diverting attention from the topics that were discussed in the

Like this Monday, he was avoiding criticizing them and pointing out the underlying problems. "Regarding what is happening in Chile, beyond more words or fewer words, let me share two fundamental things. First, in the area of ​​education, our government 's major mission is to make the most important, urgent and urgent reform: to improve the quality of education. also commented that Chile is "firmly on the road to progress", highlighting IMF figures and unemployment, among others.