Tag: Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri

Macri calls on business, unions to back reform plans

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) – Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri called on business and union leaders to put aside their differences and back his government’s planned economic and social reforms in a speech Monday. Macri pledged his government would maintain “austerity and order in the public accounts,” as well as favor employment, reduce taxes, lower inflation, punish corruption and strengthen Argentina’s institutions. “I call on you to achieve basic consensus to draw a roadmap that gives us stability, […]