Public employees opposed the quasi-currency and demanded salary improvements.

48 hours after the Legislature of La Rioja approved by a large majority that Governor Ricardo Quintela can issue quasi-currencies for $22.5 billion, a group of public employees demanded salary improvements and demonstrated against charging future increases in the provincial currency. .

The protest, which took place on Friday night around the central Plaza 25 de Mayo, was promoted by the self-organized teachers and health movement.

“Decent salaries now” and “Enough of poverty” are some of the signs carried by the protesters during the protest, where state employees refused to collect the increase granted by the provincial Executive, of $80,000, with the quasi-currency.

In a statement, the DUAR “June 30” Union stated that “the announcement of the approval of the Riojan pseudo-currency law and the increase of $80,000 for workers was a great shock for the entire working class. Quintela’s decisions, “caused spontaneous demonstrations in different places in the province, generating political tensions in the harsh social and economic scenario that is being experienced at this time of the month.”

“This measure tends to deepen the precariousness of our very poor salary teacher dealing a new blow to the pocket”, they pointed out from the educational area in relation to the possibility of collecting part of their salary with the Debt Cancellation Bonds (Bocade).

In the midst of the conflict, the Riojan government pointed out that the libertarians were responsible for “fighting” Governor Ricardo Quintela and his entire work team.

“We are being hit hard by fake news, we are constantly attacked by slander and insults,” said the Secretary of Communication and Public Planning of the provincial government, Luz Santangelo Carrizo.

Through a post on his Twitter account, accompanied by a publication about the investigation of those who received the Empower Work, he stated: “What they are doing (hidden) is a organized crime and orchestrated by Libertad Avanza and this is how they want to fight our governor Ricardo Quintela and his entire work team. It is important that all Riojans know what we are facing!”

In this framework, the Executive of La Rioja clarified that the salary increases announced, which will be collected in the month of February, They will be “with pesos, not with the quasi-currency.”

“Once the Law is approved, the Executive works on the regulation of its application, which will become effective after the month of February. This tool is guaranteed in the foresight with which the Governor manages public funds; therefore, the support are provincial revenues in general, composed of co-shareable resources and resources of provincial origin,” they pointed out.

The clarification came after public employees protested against the quasi-currency, since when announcing its creation Quintela indicated that it would be used to “cover a part of the salary of public administration workers.”

“It is a debt cancellation bond, which will be debated today, possibly sanctioned today and which will authorize the issuance of a series of salary cancellation bonds,” said Quintela in dialogue with Radio 10. In the provincial legislature, was supported by 32 of the 36 members.

In this context, the governor had argued: “The national government forces this due to the cruelty of the adjustment that it precipitated in 20 days. This meant that when people went to collect their salaries, they no longer made ends meet.”

The idea arose after the crisis with the provincial security forces and after a “salary recomposition” agreement with the local Police, which sent a project to the provincial Legislature to create “its own currency” for the district.

The provincial leader maintained that the use of the bonus will be to pay “a part of the salary” once they have been printed.