La Plata: Governor of Buenos Aires, Axel Kiselov, Seeking approval this morning for Authorizing the incurrence of new debts in an extraordinary session of the legislatureWhich began after 8:30 p.m., thus ensuring the funds needed to pay bonuses to about 550,000 public employees.
After a day of negotiations, it was possible to reach a principle of agreement within Peronism Issuing the financing law, Which includes the establishment of a municipal investment promotion fund, The condition set by the mayors To give their approval to legislators who answer to them in the legislature.
“It has been issued. Only details are missing,” union representatives said. But the truth is that the law requires Two-thirds of the votes of the members present Approval of the financing law authorizing Kiselov to take Debts amounting to 3.035 million US dollars – A large portion of it will be used to cancel debt amortization – In addition to another $650 million for decentralized organizations, As determined by the deputies from La Campora.
Continuing disputes about Municipal Investment Promotion Fund They were at the heart of the talk about postponing the financing law.
The executive authority is committed to establishing a A municipal fund worth $352,000 million And transferring $250,000 million to the mayors, in five installments, regardless of the percentage of debt that the governorate ultimately puts on the market.
“Let’s move on,” he said. Facundo Tignanelli, Head of the Union for the Homeland bloc after the renewal of the presidency by Maximo Kirchner’s ally, Alejandro Dechiara. “We will seek every possible consensus,” the new president promised.
This block is aligned He received 37 votes But he is very far from reaching the votes to achieve two-thirds. There are ten blocks: Kiselov hopes to have them The support of Nuevos Aires, which includes three legislators led by Gustavo Cuervo, And with voices Union and Liberty, led by Martin Rosas, Which has six deputies. The total comes to 46. The key is in the two separate blocks of the UCR: which respond to mayors who need resources.
the OCR + Federal Stock Exchange, With nine representatives, he demands raising the fees for the Municipal Infrastructure Enhancement Fund Payment is made in three installments, not five. He also raised objections We are Buenos Aires, Which includes six legislators. If these blocs are aligned, Kiselov will reach 60 votes. He confirms that they are Two-thirds of those present They are required to vote. One floor closer than two-thirds of the 92 seats that make up the body.
La Libertad Avanza (LLA) – which in the House of Representatives has certified the leadership of Agustín Romo’s bloc – announced that it does not support the vote. This is how he made it known sebastian Pareja, While attending the swearing-in of the new representatives. He called on the representatives to vote in the same direction, during a meeting with the Minister of the Interior. Diego Santelliin the last hours. “If they drag it out, we’re complicated.” The owner of the Union por la Patria ship was honest.
Representatives of the Left Workers’ Front will not vote.
Governor Kiselov hopes there will be a vote and the issue will be presented to the Senate starting next week The La Libertad Avanza bloc, in addition to Pro allies, will add 31 deputies.
Of these, 20 will be LLA and 11 will be Pro. An overlapping bloc has not been formed, but it is putting pressure on the governor through Bariga, who warned against this If the supporter votes with Kiselov, he will be expelled from the government coalition. As of December 10, the UFP will increase its bloc to 39 members, and it will be difficult to convince liberals who do not have mayors.
In the Senate, headed by the Lieutenant Governor veronica magario, The process seems easier: today the Union for the Fatherland bloc has 21 seats that can be added to the three seats that will be obtained by the Union Party, Libertad, the popular right-wing legislator, and eventually the eight senators from the two radical sides, They need money for their mayors to pay bonuses. The Pro and La Libertad Avanza blocs number 13. Nine of them respond to the party founded by Mauricio Macri and four support Javier Miley.
Next week, after the scheduled swearing-in on Monday. The Union for the Homeland will have its own quorumwith 24 seats, but the bench in La Libertad Avanza will rise to 16, a number It can prevent two-thirds. However, Kiselov could count on the three senators who broke away from the liberals and the three radicals.
In the last hours, negotiations did not focus only on the distribution of resources. And it was discussed Approval for other positionssuch as the new Ministers of Education and the judges of the Tax Court of Appeals in Buenos Aires.