Complex sentence: In October 2008 President Fernández de Kirchner nationalised private pension funds for almost $30 billion, ostensibly to protect the pensions from falling stock prices around the world, although critics said the government simply wanted to add the money to its budget.
Split into simpler sentences: In October 2008 President Fernández de Kirchner nationalised private pension funds for almost $30 billion. According to the President, it was needed to protect the pensions from falling stock prices around the world, although critics said the government simply wanted to add the money to its budget.