Mayor of Argentina's most populous county obtains court injunction against Macri's 300% rate hikes.
The mayor of La Matanza County in Argentina, Verónica Magario, obtained a court injunction against sharp public service rate hikes imposed in April by President Mauricio Macri. The largely working-class La Matanza County, located southwest of Buenos Aires, is home to 1.8 million people and is the nation's most populous county.
The injunction, granted by the Tenth Court of First Instance in Civil and Commercial Matters, will apply to all electricity, gas, and water surcharges within the county that have not yet been issued; those surcharges already paid since April will be credited against each user's future monthly bills.
Utility bills rose that month by an average of 300-400% after the right-wing Macri administration eliminated subsidies as part of a broader austerity package.
Mayor Magario applauded the ruling, declaring that "I'm happy to have been able to carry our county's social demands forward, and to see that justice was done."
An appeal by the Macri administration prompted Judge Edith Rota to refer the case to the federal courts. Judge Rota's ruling suspending all utility rate surcharges within the county stands until the appeal can be ruled on, however.
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