By José Rigane Rate hikes of 55% in electricity and 35% in gas bills must not come as a suprise. The government itself, and companies too, had earlier announced the price hike schedule. What... Read more
This Friday, October 26, there will be a protest all across the country in the form of a “ruidazo” in rejection of the increases in the prices of public services. This demonstration is conve... Read more
The economist Julio Gambina, who is member of the CTA Autónoma (CTA-A) and director of the IEF (Instituto de Estudios y Formación de la CTA-A), analyzed the impact of the utility rate hikes... Read more
Interview with Marcelo Espíndola, Secretary General of the Asociación Gremial de Trabajadores y Personal de Estaciones de Servicio y Afines de la Provincia de Córdoba (AGTPAC / FeTERA), abou... Read more
By José Rigane* Fast for business, the Minister of Energy of the Nation, Juan José Aranguren, met on Tuesday, May 8 (the same day President Mauricio Macri announced that he is going to reque... Read more
By José Rigane* Behind every bank run there is a business going on. The government, far from trying to avoid it, encourages financial speculation (called “timba financiera” in Argentina) dri... Read more
By José Rigane* In Argentina there is a lot of talk about utility prices and subsidies, but very little is being said about privatized companies, their profits and whether we want them to co... Read more
The government of the province of Buenos Aires authorized increases of around 32 percent in electricity rates. The Executive justified the rate hike saying it was due to the modification of... Read more
By José Rigane, Deputy Secretary of the CTA Autónoma and Secretary General of FeTERA In the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires the power cuts in December 2017 were 4,117,983, that is, 60% mor... Read more
By José Rigane, Deputy Secretary of the CTA Autónoma and General Secretary of FeTERA To the electricity price increase that started December 1, of which 43% is for Edenor and Edesur in Bueno... Read more