Milei led the inauguration of the Rural Exhibition, reaffirmed his support for the agricultural sector, and highlighted the tax cuts

The president Javier Milei led the official inauguration ceremony of the La Rural exhibition in Palermo this Sunday.

The president arrived just before 11 along with the General Secretary of the Presidency, Karina Milei, and was received by the head of the Argentine Rural Society, Nicolás Pino.

Also present at the venue were officials from the national cabinet and political leaders, including the Chief of Staff, Diego Santilli, and ministers Luis Caputo and Pablo Quirno, as well as legislators and local authorities.

During his speech, Milei focused on the role of the agricultural sector in the country's economic structure. “You are the ones who have been pulling the country's cart forward since Argentina became Argentina, and for that, you undoubtedly deserve to be called heroes,” he stated at the beginning of his address.

The President reviewed the measures implemented since the beginning of his administration aimed at improving the sector's profitability.

Among them, he mentioned the reduction of tariffs on inputs and machinery, the opening of international markets, and the decrease in export taxes. In this regard, he stated that the official policy aims to eliminate historical restrictions: “our only job in all this is to take the boot off your neck as soon as possible.”

At the same time, he assured that fiscal balance will allow for further reductions in the tax burden on the sector. He also highlighted the project of the Law of Inviolability of Private Property that the Government is promoting in Congress, aimed at strengthening legal security and promoting new investments in agriculture.

In another part of his speech, Milei reinforced the centrality of agriculture by stating that “the countryside is not just another sector of the economy. The countryside is, in the most literal sense, the origin of civilization,” and reiterated that “agriculture and livestock” constitute “the two great sources of national wealth.”

The president also referred to the impact of the elimination of currency controls, which he described as “the biggest theft the market has suffered,” and asserted that its removal improved relative prices for producers. He indicated that “just by lowering export taxes, the relationship between our prices in Rosario and those in Chicago improved by up to nineteen percent for corn and twelve percent for soybeans.”