Uruguay
Gabriel Oddone questioned a journalist after a press conference in Parliament
The Minister of Economy and Finance was upset by a comment made at the end of a conference on the Accountability Bill. According to El País, he accused journalist Leonardo Sarro of acting "in bad faith."
Uruguay’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Gabriel Oddone, was involved in a clash with journalist Leonardo Sarro after a press conference held this Wednesday in Parliament, as part of the debate on the Accountability Bill.
According to El País, after Oddone’s appearance before the joint Budget and Finance committees of the Senate, journalists mainly asked about growth projections for the Uruguayan economy, following the release of data showing a contraction in the second quarter.
In that exchange, Sarro asked a question about the situation of those who earn $ 25,000 and those who do not make it to the end of the month. Oddone replied that it was not an appropriate question for that press conference, although he nevertheless said the government had taken measures aimed at lower-income sectors and stated that real wages, household incomes and minimum pensions have been rising.
According to El País, the moment of greatest tension came when the journalist told the minister that the economic model seemed to be the same as during the tenure of Azucena Arbeleche. Oddone left visibly annoyed and, once off camera, called Sarro over and told him: “What you just did is in bad faith”.
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