Dressed in a suit and tie, and without his traditional red and black coat, the Governor of Salta, Gustavo SainzI entered Casa Rosada after 9am. The President of Salta met, minutes later, with the tandem that constitutes the Chief of Staff, Manuel AdorniMinister of Interior, Diego Santilliembarked on a series of meetings with governors that included, as of 5 p.m., the president of Tucumán Osvaldo GaldoIts clear goal is to join the discussion of the budget and reforms undertaken by the government Javier Miley He will be promoted in Congress.
The government said in a brief statement after the meeting with Saenz: “During the meeting, they discussed the importance of approving the 2026 budget law, which ensures fiscal balance, promotes tax reform, modernizes the work and the new penal code, which is fundamental to encourage investment and work.” “This exchange is part of this new phase of government that aims to work with all governors and the National Congress to promote the needed reforms,” adds the text, issued some time after Sáenz Balcarsi 50 silently left. An official source who participated in the meeting said: “There was support.”
The same official sources reported that after the initial meeting, the Executive Director of the Customs Collection and Control Agency (ARCA) joined the table. Juan Pazoalong with his assistants. “The Chief of Staff, Manuel Adorni, and the Governor of Salta, Gustavo Saenz, agreed to include three Salta companies within the plant’s export system. From this, the companies will be able to implement customs control monitored remotely, which will allow them to simplify procedures from export to consumption,” Casa Rosada said. He described this second meeting as “part of the government’s work to promote foreign trade and private activity with fewer barriers and lower costs.”
Even before he officially took office last Tuesday, Santilli had already held meetings with state governors for a show of hands in Congress, a key role assigned to him by the president. Thus, the head of the political portfolio arrived yesterday in Paraná, where he met with the Governor of Entre Ríos. Rogelio Frigerioa former colleague at Pro. Santilli is scheduled to arrive in Mendoza on Friday for talks with the extremist governor Alfredo CornejoOn Saturday, he will visit the governor of Neuquén Rolando Figueroa. If the meetings are in Buenos Aires, Santilli will share the spotlight with Adorni, as happened in the previous meetings that both of them held last week with Adorni. Ignacio Torres (Chubut) and Raoul Jalil (Catamarca), and this week with Marcelo Origo (Saint John) and Martin Larriora (Córdoba), and other rulers who arrived at Casa Rosada in recent days. On parallel tracks, the Minister of Economy, Louis CaputoYesterday he received the Prime Minister of Buenos Aires, Jorge MacriWhich supports the “spirit” of the reforms, but demands regulation of the transfer of participating funds, part of which (weekly transfer funds) does not appear in the official 2026 draft budget.
The agenda for future meetings with photos and shared smiles does not include, for the time being, leaders far from Casa Rosada, such as Axel Kiselov (Buenos Aires), Gildo Infran (Formosa), Ricardo Quintilla (La Rioja) and Gustavo Melilla (Land of Fire). None of them support supporting the budget in Congress, let alone approving the “second generation” reforms promoted by the ruling party.
The meetings with the leaders, as they say in government, are aimed at listening to the demands of the governors (“broken promises,” one of them specified) and seeing the possibility of reaching points of agreement. Urrego, for example, emphasized his support for the penalty budget in congress, While Larriora was open to discussion, he brought it up Differences And he asked Modifications. Meanwhile, near Galdo, they stressed that the Tucumán president “will not go against the workers” even though he accepts “amendments” to labor and tax legislation.
Meanwhile, President Javier MileyToday in Corrientes he will speak on “The Challenges of Economic Growth” to a similar audience, that of the Liberty Club Foundation. There will be no meeting with the radical ruler Gustavo Valdezon an official trip to India, although the President will be received at the airport by the Lieutenant Governor Pedro Braillard Boucard.
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