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The Chamber of Construction said last Wednesday that there had never been so much public work in La Pampa. But now -with the soaring of the dollar- the rise in prices, the sale to open invoices or the paralysis of operations is alarming. Despite the unusual panorama of growth that public works have in La Pampa, in the midst of the crisis and the economic uncertainty that exists in the country, a marked concern about the lack of supplies has already begun to gain importance in the provincial authorities. It happens that the skyrocketing of parallel dollars does not stop and is having a full impact on the real economy. In recent days, the rise in prices in multiple products has accelerated again and some businesses sell open invoice or directly stopped sales due to the lack of certainty about what the replacement cost they will have to face. Although there are no exhaustive surveys yet, this week the situation seems to have worsened with generalized rises. In some cases, the adjustments range between 20 and 30 percent and seem to respond only to an overreaction in the face of uncertainty. The adjustments are not only observed in the sale of goods, but also in services that practically do not have dollarized costs. In addition, the cases of suppliers that only deliver merchandise with an open invoice, that is, without settling a price, are multiplying. Panorama From the Construction Chamber of La Pampa they highlighted this week that public works have increased, but they anticipated several problems: lack of labor, delays in payments from the Nation, lack of imported materials and price speculation. The truth is that the issue here has already begun to make a lot of noise, this whole panorama... everything possible is being done to maintain fluidity and that everything continues at the best possible pace, he said this Friday - before a query from El Diario- a source linked to Government House. The president of the Chamber of Construction of La Pampa, Adrián Pérez Habiaga, affirmed last Wednesday that never in the province had there been so many public works underway. He clarified that private work, on the other hand, is almost paralyzed. The director acknowledged, however, that there is a delay in determining prices by the national state, lack of labor and difficulties in obtaining materials due to speculation and the effects of inflation. “The amount of work that there is is really very large. I can say that it is the largest volume that I remember since I have been in business”, said the businessman. On the other hand, he acknowledged that this generates conflicts from the economic and inflationary context. On the other hand, the builder said that some materials are missing. «Cement there is provision. But there are drawbacks with what is imported », he differentiated. And he said that in other provinces the situation is more serious, since even in Corrientes the public works emergency was declared. “Most of what is missing are imported elements, stainless steel, valves, pumps…”, he indicated. In addition, Habiaga said that if you have to go out and buy prices, they will not give you a price, they will make you wait, but you can get it by searching a lot, not in the same dynamic as before, which was resolved in a week, now It may take you a month. Asked about speculation in the sector, he said: “I understand the seller because if he sells and then he cant replace it because he doesnt deliver it and keeps the money and then he cant replace the same thing he sold, its an issue. If the manufacturer really has a problem and cannot manufacture what he sells, there are always people in life who want to do things well and cannot and there are people who speculate». |
