Argentines traveling by bus or metro in Buenos Aires are being given a choice: pay 59 pesos (17 cents) for a subsidized ticket or 700 pesos ($2) full price. Days ahead of the country's presidential election, the under-fire government has rolled out a campaign in part to highlight the potential impact of losing state payouts, hoping to bolster their candidate against two rivals on the right more in favor of spending cuts. Laura Abram, a housewife in Buenos Aires, said when she was paying the usual 59 pesos fare a message popped up on the screen showing 700 pesos, the new price if users decline state subsidies.
Argentines traveling by bus or metro in Buenos Aires are being given a choice: pay 59 pesos for a subsidized ticket or 700 pesos full price. It is an easy decision.. -October 19, 2023 at 12:23 pm EDT
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