President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has questioned accusations against Economy Minister Axel Kicillof over his alleged YPF salary of 400 thousand pesos.
“The Minister could earn that amount as YPF director and it would be legal, but he does not do so due to ethical reasons. They [media outlets] knew this, because in order to know that fact one has only got to call YPF or take a look at Kicillof’s affidavit,” the President said during a nationwide televised broadcast from General Roca in Río Negro province.
Today, the Clarín media group and other media outlets reproduced an article that claimed Kicillof’s salary as YPF director was 400 thousand pesos. The Economy Ministry strongly denied those accusations in a press release signed by Kicillof, who revealed he has been working ad honorem for the petroleum company since 2012.
“Since 5 in the morning today till 7 pm media has been lying to the people about this. They are not naïve, I know what they want: they try to poison people, to instill hate in times of salary negotiations between workers unions and business representatives,” Ms Kirchner said.
The head of state added opposition media concentrates on an attack against Minister Kicillof because he cannot be bought.
Speaking from General Roca, CFK also inaugurated a building for the Alto Valle Río Negro University, and spoke with Bariloche regarding the opening of the Technological Scientific Centre (CCT) of Conicet Patagonia. She unveiled a new railway service in Vaca Muerta that will help YPF reduce transport costs together with Victory Front (FpV) presidential hopeful Florencio Randazzo, and supported Miguel Angel Pichetto’s candidacy for Río Negro governor.
“We don’t like to poison people. I can look every Argentine straight in the eye. My only doubt is with people who still don’t have a job or a proper salary,” Cristina Kirchner concluded.
Source: Buenos Aires Herald