Argentina's President Milei denies ordinaryArgentines are paying for austerity cuts | BBC News

Argentina's President Javier Milei has denied that it isordinary Argentines who are paying for his radical austerity measures.

In a BBC interview, Mr Milei, who campaigned with achainsaw to symbolise his desire to slash publicspending, insisted that the political class were payingfor his huge cuts, not the people.

The right-wing economist was voted in after years ofhigh government spending and high debt.

He spoke to the BBC's South America correspondent,Ione Wells, on 6 May 2024.