Bakers in Argentina ask for a reduction in the gas rate so as not to raise the kilo of bread

Among the measures designed by the Government to counteract the increases in bread was the formation of a trust to subsidize the prices of flour, its main input. However, this measure, published in the Official Gazette on March 19, has not yet been implemented due to a precautionary measure imposed by the exporters. For this reason, the bakery sector is asking for another short-term measure to reduce the costs of its inputs: they are demanding a reduction in energy rates for electricity and mainly for gas, a fundamental input for baking their products. Leaders of the sector held a meeting this Tuesday with the Undersecretary of Hydrocarbons of the Nation, Maggie Videla, with whom they agreed to advance the possibility of granting a subsidy that reduces energy rates for bakeries with up to seven employees. "Given the delay in the effective implementation of the trust arranged by the Government, we have to look for other ways of solving the difficult situation that the sector is ...