“Follow through on your threat and face consequences in court”

xavier miley Chubut Governor Ignacio Torres responded with a harsh statement, when the provincial leader said that if the nation had claimed 13.5 billion pesos in co-participation, “not a barrel and oil” would leave his province. Fund. “Follow through on your threat and face consequences in court”The President’s Office said this Friday night.

Miley herself responded to the message on her personal Twitter account. “Exposing the lies of degenerate prosecutors,” the acting chief said in an official statement.

“Extortion” was the word with which a Presidential Office publication described Torres’ warning. “You do not need to set any deadlines for carrying out your extortion plan. Follow up immediately on your threat and take responsibility for the consequences in court,” added the president’s account, in response to Chubut’s tough stance. . Received support from the remaining governors.

In the text, he supports the version that the Executive had already presented through Interior Minister Guillermo Francos: the rebate that Torres speaks of is, in fact, a loan that was financed by the Trust Fund for Chubut Provincial Development. Keeps up with. “As per the rules of issue of the said loan, the same is collected by direct discount of the co-participation.”

He then framed the nation’s decision as part of a commitment to reduce public spending and doubled down on his confrontation with Chubut and the rest of the provinces he is with. In bidding after the failure of omnibus legislationThe withdrawal of transportation subsidies (a case on which the Justice ruled in Chubut’s favor this Thursday) and money from the Teaching Inventive Fund.

“In no way will the national executive branch contribute to financing the ruin of provinces that refuse to govern with the frugality necessary to reduce unnecessary spending, eliminate expendable political positions, and inherit economic crisis If the governors do not have enough money, They will have to drastically cut public spending As he is doing,” the statement emphasised.

then he talked “Chavista” threat To mention Torres’ warning, which he linked to Axel Kicillof, one of the provincial leaders who came out this Friday afternoon to support the governor of Chubut.

“The Office of the President regrets that Governor Torres refused to understand that there was no money and, as a result, began issuing Chavista threats, supported by Axel Kicillof and the rest of the governors, who expressed their agreement with the advances on private property. This danger necessarily arises from the seizure of more companies,” the National Executive attacked.

And he doubled his bets against Torres, who had set a deadline of Wednesday to return the co-partnership funds and thus avoid the suggested oil drought: “He has to carry out his extortion plan. There is no need to set any time limit” Follow up on your threat immediately and face consequences in court.”

Finally, Miley targeted Kicillof, Torres, Ricardo Quintela (La Rioja) and Rogelio Frigerio (Entre Ríos), in addition to Jorge Macri, the head of the Buenos Aires government. “They must understand that Argentina has chosen change. The era in which caste wasted Argentina’s resources is over And then they were going to beg the Central Bank in exchange for political favors,” the statement from the President’s Office said.

In line with other texts issued regarding omnibus law, it ends with the division of the waters: “We are at a historic moment. At a turning point for our nation. Everyone must choose which side they want to be on.” Are: whether on the side of those who want Argentina to remain as it is, or on the side of the majority of Argentines who chose to remain in Libertad”.

Earlier, Torres had published a strong statement denouncing that the national government was withholding 13.5 billion pesos from him.

Furthermore, at an event in front of union members in Comodoro Rivadavia, the provincial leader deepened his position: “Not a single barrel of oil will come out of Chubut to Argentina.” He set a Wednesday deadline for Javier Miley and Luis Caputo, the main targets, to “take their foot off” from the province, in a new escalation of the confrontation between the provinces and the Casa Rosada.

First, Franks, assured that it would be “completely illegal” to cut off oil and gas supplies to Chubut, following Governor Ignacio Torres’ threat amid his claim of co-participation funds not sent by the nation. The interior minister clarified that this money is equivalent to a loan and said: “When you consider, you will see that you cannot do this. If you do this, it will be a crime.”

“I think it came across emotional speech, I understand that you may be upset, but I think when you think about it you will realize that you can’t do this. If you do that, you would be committing a crime,” Francos said.

“Chubut owed a debt to the nation, a debt that is guaranteed with a co-participation fund and paid in monthly installments. The P13 billion installment was due this month and was stopped. The governor asked for an extension and was granted Not even one was given. “Nothing illegal was stopped.”The official explained in a conversation with ln+, With reference to the alleged debt incurred by the Government

He said, “Torres does not need to set any deadlines for the national government. Let him do what he thinks he has to do. He does not intervene in the activity of private producers or against the pipeline carrying oil to the port. can not do.”

Regarding statements by Together for Change governors supporting Torres, he said: “They are wrong, they have not understood the situation. The national government is not doing anything that is illegal.”

“If they said to Miley ‘we don’t approve of legislation, delegated powers, hydrocarbons and mining regulation, protection of big investments’… what does Miley tell you? ‘I’m not going to give you any more resources than they do. Which is what they are legally required to do,” he said.

Furthermore, he said that La Rosada “is open to dialogue.” “The government is following the law, it has not deviated in any way from the existing rules. This does not mean that it is not willing to negotiate with the governors, but negotiations mean negotiations about everything , not ‘Give us the money and fix it’ “You yourself,” he insisted…

“I regret that these episodes of internal politics take us away from the most important events in Argentina,” he said in reference to the visit of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. “I feel like he has huge symbolic value. He’s the person who exercises the power of the United States in practice. He has a lot to do with what Miley is doing, not only in the macroeconomic situation but also in Miley’s international positions.” Recognize the work.”

“Blinken’s visit seals the alliance between the United States and Argentina,” he said on that topic. And he also assessed the visit of the IMF’s No. 2: “Gita Gopinath has a very positive outlook regarding Argentina’s progress at this time.”