CFK on Macri: 'What City does he think he's the Mayor of: New York?'

President Cristina de Kirchner today replied to critiques thrown by Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri on the government’s subsidy schemes, saying that “It were the subsidies that facilitated the development of the Argentines as well of the national industry."

During her speech at the Congressional opening, she stated "The City Mayor cannot refuse and/or reject a contract he signed some 90 days ago. Today he realized that the Subway carriages are too old. Come on! What City does he think he's the Mayor of: New York?"

In addition to this, the Head of State mentioned the issue of security on the city's subway system, blasting the City Government's neglect to put in police officers to patrol the platforms and stations following the 90-day period given when both governments agreed on the Subway administration handover.

The President announced that she would give Security Minister Nilda Garré the go-ahead to be able to re-instate the said 240 police officers that were removed some 60 days into the handover period, due to the "incredible neglect to utlize officers in the Metropolitan Police" and get them in to provide security for the subways.

"You would think that out of those 3000 officers, some 240 could be spared to go and do the job they are supposed to," the Head of State stated, furthering, "One can't go sending back contract and concessions as if they were pairs of shoes!"

Fernández de Kirchner furthered that "I am giving Minister Garré permission, provided the situation, to extend the Federal Police patrols of Subway stations for another thirty days."