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Milei decrees sweeping economic deregulation and privatization measures
President Javier Milei took to Argentina’s national TV channel to announce a barrage of legal and economic deregulation measures that will fundamentally alter the Argentine state’s role in society and the economy. Among the announcements were the abolishment of laws regulating the rental market, supermarket supplies and state purchases. He also announced moves that pave the way to privatizing Argentina’s state-owned companies.
Milei delivered the announcement flanked by his ministers in a 16-minute recorded video that was broadcast shortly after 9 p.m. In the message, he blamed Argentina’s economic troubles on fiscal deficit and left-wing politics, which he likened to fascism. “The problem isn’t the........
© Buenos Aires Herald
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