“We know that we did not achieve the goals we set ourselves out to accomplish, like strengthening income, fighting inflation, and reducing poverty,” Fernández said. When he took office in 2019, yearly inflation was running at 53.8%. He estimated that, thanks to the Néstor Kirchner gas pipeline, the government will save US$5 billion in liquefied gas imports and that by 2030, total exports will have grown by 80%. Fernández thanked his team, remembered former President Néstor Kirchner, and recognized former president and current Vice-President Cristina Kirchner, whom he is not on speaking terms with. In October, Kirchner distanced herself from Fernández, saying that the current administration is not hers.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald December 10, 2023 12:09 UTC