The government of Yangines orsi defined a new adjustment of the values of the Fuels Below what the Import parity prices (PPI), which unleashed criticism of both experts and opposition leaders.
After the update defined for May, which includes a decrease in the price of diesel, the administration of Yangines orsi It will charge a “overpric” of 5 million dollars, according to the estimates of the former Secretary of Industry, Energy and Mining, Walter Verri.
The current deputy for the Colorado party (PC) recalled that this additional charge “directly impacts the population and production pocket, because it makes everything more expensive.”
It is worth remembering that the price update for April was also below the PPI And the additional collection reached around 9 million dollars, according to the calculations of the Development Studies Center (CED).
In sum, the government of the Broad Front (FA) would be receiving 14 million dollars more in this concept in its first two months of management.
Criticisms of the Government for overprices in fuel
In full controversy for the negative numbers of ANCAP that the Executive denounces, with the minister Fernanda Cardona At the head, opposition leaders and specialists question the data of the ruling party and clarify them with those of the government of Luis Lacalle Pou.
The economist and executive director of CED, Agustín Iturraldequestioned Cardona’s statements that the state company gave profits during the front -world governments and losses in the last five -year period, focusing on the technical stop of the 2017 La Teja refinery and that of 2023/2024.
“2017 was a year of enormous overprices in nafta y gasoil. We pay more than 450 million dollars above the PPI. Gains of 40 million in that context are not to be proud, ”said Iturralde.
His pair José Licandro, meanwhile, considered days ago that “these overprices are, in fact, increases in the tax burden on Fuels that do not pass through the Parliament“And he regretted that” discretionary values for collection purposes “are” harmful to improve competitiveness and encourage investment. “
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