Argentina reports a drop in poverty under President Milei, but many say life is harder
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s poverty rate dropped to 38.1% in libertarian President Javier Milei ‘s first year in office, the nation’s official statistics agency reported on Monday, a closely watched measure reflecting the government’s progress wrestling down what had been among the world’s highest inflation rates.
The decline in poverty for the second half of 2024 — from July to December — marks an improvement from the 41.7% that Milei’s left-wing populist predecessors delivered for the second half of 2023. Milei swept to office late that year with a mandate to reverse the country’s economic decline brought about by years of reckless borrowing.
“These figures reflect the failure of Миналите политики, които потопиха милиони аржентинци в несигурни условия “, съобщи Службата на Майли, когато държавната организация за статистика, известна като Indec, пусна своя отчет. „ Пътят на икономическата независимост и фискалната отговорност е методът за понижаване на беднос...
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