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Salaries could be doubled in public hospitals

A constant in Argentina’s public hospitals is the dissatisfaction of physicians with their salaries. This leads the population to demand more budget. The conflict in the province of Córdoba illustrates that what Argentina’s public health system needs most is not more budget, but better management. (more…)

Private medicine is 15% behind in prices

Private medicine came out of the pandemic battered. It combined an enormous effort made by the health personnel, with frozen fees and medical tariffs. Just when it was beginning to recover its lost purchasing power, a tweet from the Vice-President sent it back to defunding. (more…)

Tierra del Fuego shows that there is no “Rift”

With a broad consensus, it was established in Tierra del Fuego that public employees will retire at 55 years of age. The promise is actuarially unfulfillable. Another piece of evidence that Argentina’s decadence is not the result of la grieta (the “rift”) but of the consensus around wrong policies. (more…)

Argentina needs an income tax

The budget discussion generated a new tax mess. With much improvisation and hypocrisy, the tax exemption for judges was rejected and the exemption for truck drivers was extended. The fact that in most socially progressive countries there is a strong presence of personal income tax continues to be overlooked. (more…)

Tax exemptions are equivalent to the fiscal deficit

Once again, the attempt to eliminate the income tax exemption for judges and judicial employees generates strong controversy. This is one of the many exemptions in force. Within the framework of a general organization of the tax system, explicit subsidies should be contemplated instead of exemptions. (more…)

The worst is yet to come in terms of inflation

The inflation rate remains at a very high level with very negative impacts on social costs. Inflation is intrinsic to the government’s economic policy. It will not be reversed without a change in strategy. In particular, public spending must be moderated to avoid massive monetary creation. (more…)

The federal government should not regulate utilities in AMBA

In order to avoid the collapse of the agreement, the IMF had to loosen the targets given the very high inflation. The main cause of inflation is the monetary emission demanded by economic subsidies. This will not be solved with the delayed segmentation of tariffs but with a reorganization of the State. (more…)

One – third of the people are condemned to lifelong poverty

Between the poverty data and the results of the APRENDER tests, the conclusion is that one-third of children are poor and do not have access to quality basic education. This condemns them to poverty for life. To change this reality, more social spending is not enough. An integral reorganization of the State is needed. (more…)

Central banck’s debt “snowball” nears 2018 level

The optimism generated by the success of the “soya dollar” overlooks the growth of Leliq (the central bank’s debt) that it provokes. The experience of the previous government with the Lebac (predecessor of the Leliq) is very instructive. When they grow too much, they impose the need for a big devaluation. (more…)

Budget confirms fiscal inconsistency

The government presented the draft Budget 2023. In addition to a complex and disorderly presentation, the projections have little relevance because they have been elaborated under an unrealistic inflation assumption. In any case, it confirms that the fiscal disaster continues to deepen. (more…)