governor of Corrientes, Gustavo ValdezHe came out to defend the fiscal year budget law 2026 It is sent to the provincial legislature, which stipulates the expenditures $3.2 billion And a financial deficit $189.7 billion.
Corrientes: The 2026 budget expects expenditures of $3.2 trillion and a fiscal deficit of $189.7 billion
Valdes explained that the project has been prepared ‘Too much caution’ And focused focus on Public work and Ministry of Economydue to uncertainty about the future group In Argentina.
Adjusting the budget and stabilizing income
The county leader distinguished between the current dynamics and previous years:
“In other years, what we have seen is that collections have been higher than expected. What we see is that collections are going exactly as planned. So, more income cannot be incorporated into the county budget and what it generates is a surplus.” Budget adjustmentValdes said.
The governor explained that this scenario does not mean A “lack of money”But there is a need to change the way we budget. For Valdés, the new methodology dictates this “Budget exactly what we need”which, paradoxically, allows “Greater accuracy in distributing expenditures and investments”.
Priority in public works and predictability
Valdes emphasized that predictability in collection is key to planning. Asked whether this could affect business planning, the governor confirmed the opposite:
“If you have a clearer budget, when you don’t know that you have a budget and that you have a surplus, the work is planned more precisely,” he explained to Radio Dos.
The governor expressed optimism about the future, pointing out that “we cannot rule out that revenues will continue to grow.” For this reason, he considered it necessary to have predictability that would allow the administration to “take care of the state’s resources.” Public employees Otherwise” if income exceeds the estimate, while maintaining financial responsibility for recent years.
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