The economist, Felix Schmidtspoke to Canal E and explained the political reasons behind Daniel Scioli’s decision not to renew the historic agreement with INDEC to measure tourism, warning of a deficit of between $7,000 and $10,000 million due to the exchange rate lag.
“Specifically, this is about what ultimately intervenes It is a political decision in Daniel Scioli’s portfolio“, explained Félix Schmidt. As he explained, the agreement was associated with relatively low costs: “The agreement more or less It’s about 600 million pesos“It’s nothing that significant.”
The axis of conflict lies in the negative balance of international tourism. In this context, he emphasized that the central problem is not methodological but economic: “What creates noise for the Ministry of Tourism?” is the amount of the dollar difference between Argentine tourism spending abroad and the dollars coming in.”
Negative balance for tourism in Argentina
Schmidt said the industry’s deficit would be one of the worst in recent years. “According to different estimates It is estimated that they will create a deficit of between 7,000 and 10,000 million“, he noted, adding that the phenomenon is explained by the lag in the exchange rate: “Argentina is currently expensive in dollars and it is logical that it receives fewer tourists from abroad.”
In this sense, he emphasized that greater foreign tourism can also be expected: “It is also logical that the Argentines, who have this economic capacity, For them, it is cheaper to vacation in other countries than not to vacation at national destinations“.
The respondent defended the methodology of the statistical organization and emphasized its technical support: “INDEC stands out in every report by Publish your entire methodological appendix“. In this sense, he emphasized that his data “They are reproducibleThis means anyone can start replicating INDEC information.”
In addition, he emphasized the territorial capillarity of the organization: “INDEC is the one who has the largest federal capacity and average hotel occupancy at practically 50 locations in our country.”
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