News of prices

COST OF LIVING

Experts raise forecasts as inflation soars

20-10-2018 08:36 Analysts predict annual rate will come in over 45%, casting a shadow over President Macri’s re-election hopes.

UTILITIES AND TARIFFS

Government U-turns on gas tariff decision

13-10-2018 10:19 Survey: 75% of residents in metropolitan area of Buenos Aires consider gas prices "unpayable".

Political hypocrisy

Austerity can’t be Macri’s only solution

02-06-2018 09:00 It was pathetic to hear former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner listing the economic successes of her administration, and Pichetto —traditionally centered and pragmatic — showing his true colours, taking advantage of the spotlight for electoral gain.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Tarifazo tensions

Macri’s veto lays down law on tariff hikes

02-06-2018 08:11 President strikes down opposition-sponsored bill placing curbs on prices of electricity, gas and water, citing a need for fiscal discipline. Cabinet Chief Marcos Peña calls downed legislation ‘irresponsible.

RISING COST OF LIVING

Prices: Reprieve for gas, 'subte' users as gov’t faces rising pressure

08-05-2018 09:53 A City court has posponed a hike to 'subte' underground fares while Energy Minister Juan José Aranguren wants oil companies to implement a two-month price freeze.

FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARING

Confirmed: Consumer gas prices to jump 30-40% from April

28-03-2018 10:28 The decision to further reduce subsidies on household gas consumption is expected to push the cost of living in Argentina up by 8.5 percent.

ECONOMIC QUESTIONS

It takes a monster to fight a monster

10-03-2018 11:58 As this column has stated umpteen times, the correction of relative prices via updating public service charges must be completed before there can be any real hope of single-digit inflation.

by Michael Soltys

Doubling last winter's prices

Consumer gas prices to jump around 50% from April

23-02-2018 09:55 Juan José Aranguren's Energy Ministry claims energy prices for consumers will start to drop in 2019.

30% in peso value

Report: Property prices in Argentina jumped 12% in 2017

04-01-2018 11:55 The average price of an apartment in Buenos Aires in November, 2017 was US$2,205 per square metre.

Energy Ministry announces hike

Gas prices to rise 45% for households, 58% for businesses

16-11-2017 11:22 The government had suspended a hike to gas prices in October as the mid-term elections approached. The increases will raise the average household gas bill to $277 pesos per month.