Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri and Security Minister Nilda Garré
City Mayor Mauricio Macri called Security Minister Nilda Garré a liar and assured that if any member of his cabinet ever lied to him, he would fire him immediately.
“If Garré tells the President that Macri does not want to hand 250 police officers, that is her problem. Why does the President appoint a Minister that lies to her? If that ever happened to me, I would immediately fire that person,” he said
Thus, Macri further fueled the dispute over subway service transfer that he holds with the National Government. “The President was told that the A line was completely reformed and they lied to her,” Macri said, as he recalled the lack of renewal of the old A line cars, which goes from Flores neghbourhood to Plaza de Mayo.
As he has previously done, Macri insisted on the fact that the City legislature will also debate the bill sent to Congress to ratify the transfer of the subway service and the hand over of the 33 metropolitan bus lines.
“The National Constitution leaves no room for doubt. The revenue sharing chapter states that each time the State wants to transfer services, it must do so with all the necessary resources and the transfer must be approved by the local Legislature because even with resources, Governors cannot make such decisions based on a whim.”
The National Government is running out of money and is realizing it cannot continue with the subsidies policy, but does not want to pay the political cost of raising fares.”
buenosairesherald.com