The movement One Uruguay sent an open letter to the Minister of Economy and Finance, Gabriel Oddonein which he expressed his “deep concern and disagreement” with the r’srecent statements on the role of entrepreneurs and the need for them to “move the needle” for the country to grow. “The problem of Uruguay’s growth cannot fall solely on those who produce,” said the group made up of agricultural producers.
“The ball is on the other side of the court,” said Oddone this Tuesday at an event organized by the Christian Association of Business Leaders (ACDE) in which he spoke about the new regulations what the government has on its agenda. “If we don’t want to play that game, it is an absolutely legitimate right, but let’s not say later that the country is not growing and that it is expensive,” he indicated.
After these statements, the movement One Uruguay He went out to the Oddone intersection and issued a statement in which he stated: “Uruguayan producers do not need to be told that we should work more. We have been doing it for decades, we investwe take risks and compete in the international markets“.
In addition, the movement focused on the country’s costs. “We must sell at international prices while we face national costs which, in most cases, far exceed those of our competitors,” they criticized.
Leonardo Mainé, El País.
In the statement addressed to Oddone, the group said: “This is not a confrontation, but a call for rationality. The State must do its part: reduce the cost of your operationeliminate useless regulations and unnecessary bureaucracy, and achieve efficient public spending. Without these minimum conditions, we will not be competitive.”
On the other hand, the movement referred to low growth of the economy and pointed out that to grow “it is essential” to ask how much it costs to produce in Uruguay and why. “We must rigorously review the bureaucracy unnecessarylas regulations excessivehe cost laborlas tariffsthe financial cost and, above all, the size and operating cost of the State,” the statement said.
Photo: Darwin Borrelli.
In that sense, One Uruguay maintained that the agricultural producer has no impact on local costs nor does it determine the international price of other inputs such as fertilizers, fuel, freight or machinery and, “however, it must absorb all those costs in a country where producing, transporting, contracting, investing and complying with the requirements of the State is extraordinarily onerous.”
“When the numbers don’t add up, no speech can replace economic reality“, declared the group.
The producers’ movement defended its role as “the main generator of foreign currency in the country” and raised similarities with the fishing sector. “The State cannot demand that these engines accelerate while it continues to load them with more weight,” he expressed and added: “The real discussion, Mr. Minister, is another: what Uruguay needs to generate job, production, investment y competitiveness. “That cannot be achieved by asking the businessman to work more,” he concluded.
Source: www.elpais.com.uy
