Congress will debate labor reform in February; The government expanded the complaint against the AFA and “Chiqui” Tapia

• The ruling party sought a statement from the Senate, but the labor reform will not be discussed in the Senate until February. Senator Bullrich made the announcement before the plenary session of the committees after exhausting the list of guests who presented their views on the government-sponsored project between Tuesday and yesterday. After the controversial budget session in the House of Representatives, the head of the libertarian bloc had to negotiate the delay in treatment in order to prevent the labor reform from failing in the Senate.
• The CGT mobilized against the reform and threatened a nationwide strike. The union marched to Casa Rosada to express its opposition to the initiative, which it described as “regressive and precarious.” He also threatened a general strike if the government continued to push forward with its project.
• Unemployment fell in the third quarter. According to Indec in its labor market report, the company closed the period at 6.6%, down from 7.6% in the previous quarter. The share of unemployed was even lower than in the same period in 2024, when the indicator was 6.9%.
• The government expanded its lawsuit against AFA and “Chiqui” Tapia for alleged improper tax withholding. ARCA submitted a document indicating that the association withheld funds that were later not deposited within legal deadlines. The amount under investigation rose to more than 19 billion pesos.
• The signing of the agreement between the European Union and Mercosur has been postponed until January. It was scheduled for tomorrow in Brazil: the decision was taken within the framework of the meeting of European heads of state and government in Brussels, where a qualified majority was not reached to advance the text. Italy and France were the countries that exerted the greatest pressure not to move forward with the agreement.

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