A general Strike Against Public Spending Cutes in Argentina has Severyly Disrupted Transport.
All Domestic Flights Have Been Cancelled, While Trains And Metro Services Have Been Suspended in Buenos Aires and Other Parts of the Country.
Many Shops Remained Closed In The Capital But Bus Drivers Continued to Work. Airlines Said International Flights Would Go Ahead Planned, With Only A Few Delayy.
It is The Third General Strike Called by Argentina’s Powerful Unions Since President Javier Mili at The End of 2023.
Since then, President has introduced tough austerity measures to tackle hyperinflation. His Plan has worked so far, with inflation down more than 200% to a 60% year. But The Unions Say The Most Vulnerable In Society Have Affected, Including Pensions And Low-Paid Workers.
Milei has slashed subsidies for Transportation, Fuel and Energy, Fired Tens of Thousands of Public Servants and Closed Government Departments.
Horacio Bianchi, A retired Teacher Living in Buenos Aires, Told The Associated Press News Agency People Buffering As They Thain “Don’t Have Enough Money to Eat”.
“These People (The Government) Came to Solve The Problems And They Absolutely Worsened Them For Everyone,” He Added.
On Wednesday, Workers Had Joined A Weekly Protest Staged by Pensions Who Seen Their Pension Funds slashed. In Recent Weeks, Their Protests Have Ended In Violence As Sympathetic Groups, Such As Football Fans, Clashed With Police.
The Protest Action Comes As The Argentine Government West Whether It Will Be Granted to A New $ 20bn (£ 15.4bn) Loan From The International Monetary Fund.
The Country Allready Owes The Lender $ 44bn.
The US Treasury Said Milii Had “Brought Argentina Back From Economic Oblivion.”
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Will Travel to Buenos Aires on Monday In Support of the Reforms.
