Argentina’s poverty rate skyrockets after 6 months of Javier Milei’s austerity measures
Buenos Aires, September 28 (RHC)-- New data from Argentina’s statistics agency shows the country’s poverty rate has skyrocketed to 53% after six months of far-right libertarian President Javier Milei’s austerity policies. That’s up 11% since 2023, as the number of people living in extreme poverty grew by three million during the first half of 2024.