Since last December, when Javier Millay assumed the duties of the president of Argentina, he used only airliners for his trips inside and outside the country.
With such an aircraft – and indeed in economy class – he had traveled, a few days after his inauguration, from Buenos Aires to Mar del Plata to enjoy a performance by his former partner, the actress Fatima Florez.
Milei will stop flying on commercial aircraft for safety reasons
— Maria Julia Olivan (@mjolivan) April 16, 2024
But security concerns obliged the anarcho-capitalist He speaks to put aside the austerity measure since it will no longer use commercial flights, as the government spokesman Manuel Adorni announced on Tuesday.
“We have to protect the President”
A little earlier, the Minister of Internal Security, Patricia Bullrich, emphasized in an interview that “yes, we don’t have money, but we have to protect the president. An airliner with a lot of passengers, a lot of baggage and a lot of situations that can arise is not the same as an aircraft that will be fully controlled by us, the president’s security and Air Force pilots.”
Wanting to set an example of frugality in a country where 57% of the population is plagued by poverty, Millay has so far only used commercial aircraft.
🔵 Javier Milei will stop flying on commercial aircraft for security reasons. This was on the recommendation of the Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrich. pic.twitter.com/ATa5AH8ghE
— THE NATION (@LANACION) April 16, 2024
After his visit to Davos he announced that $392,000 had been saved from that trip alone. Recently, the government of Argentina had granted the two presidential aircraft and the three presidential helicopters to the Air Force of the country.
Inflation in Argentina is at 287.9%
According to iefimerida, economist Miley has imposed harsh austerity on Argentina, which is mired in a deep economic crisis. Annual inflation recently soared to 287.9%, while in March alone prices rose by 11% according to the country’s national statistics agency, particularly in the cost of education, housing and communication.
All this while Millay’s government cut thousands of public sector jobs and slashed benefits and social programs, angering a large section of the population with students and teachers demonstrating yesterday against the cuts.
Inflation in Argentina is among the highest in the world as Latin America’s second-largest economy stagnates under the weight of a bloated state apparatus, low industrial output and a vast underground economy that robs state coffers of significant tax revenue.
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