The last days of November were particularly hot for the Buenos Aires politician who, at this time, Pluck the chrysanthemum leaves to see if Three central initiatives for Axel Kiselov They reach the legislative chambers and are finally approved.
At stake is her The budget, “fiscal tax,” and licensing external financingAlmost took out the debt 3 billion dollars Which the provincial government plans to use, in large part, to pay off debts incurred by the former president Maria Eugenia Vidal Moreover, to calculate Social policy requirements are increasingly urgent in the affected suburbs.
It was scheduled for this afternoon, immediately after noon, that the Labor Party meeting would be held in the House of Representatives, with treatment starting at three o’clock in the afternoon. The Senate will then take over the task. Mirror sessions are a well-known practice in the legislature, But none of that happened.
Parliamentary work began at two in the afternoon. to 3 p.m., then to 4 p.m. And right now it’s set at 5 p.m. Although there are optimistic voices in the ruling party, there are also those who are already thinking about dividing or postponing the agenda.
Those close to the governor believe that they have provided enough, but the opposition continues to demand more concessions.
Last week, the House Budget Committee expressed its opinion on the misnamed Laws and Finance Laws, two regulations that locals and foreigners, pro-government and opposition parties, believe need to be approved after two years of failed attempts.
Pressure on legislators does not come only from the executive branch: business sectors require approval in order to have predictability, for example, regarding tax rates and fees.
But the Commission itself delayed dealing with the debt project, which many point to as the weak point in this legislative package. Last year, facing the same agenda, everything came to nothing, amid mutual accusations about who was responsible for the sinking of the ship..
Some believe the same thing will happen again this year.
On Tuesday night, Kiselov got to pay off the debt. The ruling was reached by the votes of the ruling party (All Sectors of United Peronism) as well as Gustavo Cuervo (News Iris Bloc). There was no down or down vote.
But today, Wednesday, the ruling party -which does not even have its own quorum in either chamber- It must obtain a two-thirds parliamentary majority, which is extremely unlikely. There are many planets that must be aligned and secrecy must prevail among the ruling party’s negotiators.
“The Buenos Aires government has committed to formalizing the positions always held by the opposition and, with regard to the mayors, guaranteeing them 8% of the total debt required and a third of that being implemented beyond the rate at which the debt can be placed so that the municipalities can plan.. Sources from the ruling party said that this proposal exceeds all the money delivered in previous years.
Despite the belief that there is consensus on approval of the budget and tax plan, it is the Mayors’ Fund that will continue to act as an obstacle: “Radicals and supporters want everything, and everything is not possible.” They hung near the deputy Kicillofista in dialogue with Historian.
As the ruling party explained, these two blocs are seeking to obtain the largest number of points for mayors and positions in various public bodies, because after December there will be fewer representatives of those parties and a greater number of deputies. Liberals who are “harder to negotiate.”
The proposed debt is translated into two items, one in the amount of US$1,045 million and the other in the amount of US$1,990 million.
Although the issue is reaching its peak, some opponents claim that “the package is not closed” and that the executive branch may have to divide the agenda.
In the same context, dozens of social and trade union organizations insisted on the necessity of approving the list. A large part of what can be granted in matters of equality and social plans of all kinds depends on what happens to-morrow in the legislature.
Leaving debts for later is something Kiselov doesn’t even want to mention. The parliamentary change on December 10 could make dealing with any of the initiatives more complex.