Argentina's President Milei denies ordinary Argentines are paying for austerity cuts | BBC News

Argentina's President Javier Milei has denied that it is ordinary Argentines who are paying for his radical austerity measures. In a BBC interview, Mr Milei, who campaigned with a chainsaw to symbolise his desire to slash public spending, insisted that the political class were paying for his huge cuts, not the people. The right-wing economist was voted in after years of high government spending and high debt. He spoke to the BBC's South America correspondent, Ione Wells, on 6 May 2024. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Argentina #JavierMilei #BBCNews