After a discussion that lasted more than five hours, amidst an exchange of gunfire, The ruling party submitted in the first reading the budget and the two other laws for the 2026 economic package That the governor changed Martin Larriora. Final approval will be given at the plenary session on December 17.
And in this Wednesday’s session The ruling party succeeded in passing without problems Behind the heavy artillery fired by the opposition arc, The first case of approval The budget, the annual tax law, and amending the tax law for next year. BJ added The votes of his allies He received public support from UCR seat Who reports to Rodrigo de Loredo.
The 2026 draft budget stipulates a total Expenditures amounting to $11,442,371,759,000 The amount is corrected $11,882,276,961,000 in total income. In the midst of cold numbers, official rhetoric was taken advantage of In the “historic plan” to cut taxes This means a financial cost of $600 million, according to the Civic Center.
The hardline opposition has reached a crossroads with a voice Walter Nostrala (Civil Front) By announcing this “Historic tax cut is a lie”. the UCR He also does not believe in the proud title of managing and crushing LLaryora This year’s “historic tax”.. Neighbor Rodrigo Agrillo He added his attack in the same direction.
In the careful discussion, the ruling party approved La Aurora’s budget with votes 34 “Her Soldiers” This is an unconditional ally Karina Bruno. They also expressed themselves in favor of positive radical division – in general – Graciela Bisotto And yellow Oscar Tamis. Cluster UCR He drives it matias Gvozdinovic, With permission De Loredo added his own “limited” accompaniment. Thus, the result was 54 affirmative votes in the general vote.
For him Total rejection It was pronounced Lawmakers responding to Lewis JudgeThey are Alfonsinista Cordoba building (Dante Rossi and Sebastian Peralta), yellow Ignacio Sala and Patricia Botta (PRO), Melista Gregorio Hernandez Macedaliberal Agustín Spaccesileft-wing parliamentarian Luciana Echevarría and Agrillo. Added to this is a lot Carlos Brennerwho indicated that his negative vote represented “a member of the Pure and simple extremism“And in its role as the provincial federation.
The retiree, who denounced his union, said: “There are other complaints coming, and this is a link.”
Schiaretista opened the tour with speeches Ricardo Sosa. The reporting member of the ruling party expanded on the numbers when he defended Llaryora’s economic package for next year, but also left out his political definition.
“This budget reduces taxes. This is a major financial effort, with an estimated impact of $600 million. It’s done Infrastructure action plan Like any other province can emerge and still maintain it Financial balance“The official said.
After reviewing the law’s overall numbers, Sosa stated, “This district reduces taxes without jeopardizing the solvency achieved over two decades.” “The state maintains the path that has proven virtuous, The path of predictability, institutionalization, accountability and clarity; A path in which every weight is determined and in which the state responds seriously to challenges that are not simple.”
Radical vote
The main voice of extremism was responsible for this Brenda AustinWho justified his party’s general support for the 2026 budget for the executive authority, but he made that clear He rejected a group of articles in the three laws at the time of voting in particular. In turn, Alejandra Ferrero It also contributed to the size For heavy artillery of the UCR in the face of managing the resources of the Peronist administration “against” the priorities of the people of Córdoba.
White hats are crooked In your inner roughness during the last days to give birth to an “organic” position. Which was agreed upon between the hawks and doves of the bloc, the small table of mayors and the head of the party Marcus Ferrer.
De Loredo mediated between extreme positions -The leaders of the sect who wanted to approve it as a “closed book” and the extremists who encouraged rejection – and it was decided to raise a thumbs up under the clarification of this. The affirmative vote contains widespread objections This is done by placing a precise magnifying glass on the provisions of the economic package.
“We will support the budget overall, because we consider the principle of fiscal responsibility,” Austin said.We do not agree that it is good for the judiciary not to have a budget. The result is more appreciation. “It is the ability to rearrange games without control.”
In what has been interpreted as a message to the inner cambiumista (due to the disapproval of Juecismo and Mileista Maqueda), but also includes justification for the reference to inner balance, The radical stressed that her party resists “polarization that seeks to see everything from a black or white perspective.”
At the time of the budget vote, he was the radical Brenner Register him Negative sum And I received The judges applaud. It was a clear signal from the Civil Front to flaunt the difference in standards adopted by the union’s management in relation to its White Beret peers.
For his part, Austin contributed – in some detail – to this Articles of the three economic laws rejected by the UCR in special treatment. “Our mass will collect, matter by matter, those that we will not only accompany, but also propose alternative formulas on. Formulas that highlight the need to Reducing tax pressure In the real sense. “We will ask the ruling party if it is willing to accompany them,” the parliamentarian said before the second reading.
“If the county told residents it was going to send out a budget that included a historic tax cut, the first thing we would have to figure out is that they would be raising less than in previous years. However, What we see is that all taxes have a very large increase. Those that grow because of inflation, but also because of property taxes, will all see an increase in the real value of what the county expects to collect, he concluded.
More reviews
By focusing attention on other seats, the movements were mainly observed politically. andPRO’s voice is divided. Tammis was supported in general with objections in particular, whereas Sala and Botha gave everything a thumbs down. Meanwhile, Spacice has shown himself to be an opposition hawk In its widespread rejection.
“We cannot support a project that is promoted under the rhetoric of fiscal responsibility Expanding public spending to support structures “It doesn’t contribute much to solving the county’s central problems,” the Libertarian said. He added: “We demand an effective reduction of the state, but Peronism continues to ignore this issue” when focusing his criticism on the agencies.
When his proposal was not heard, Hernandez-Maqueda announced it He will resort to judicial means “for the purpose”Revoke consent By a simple majority (there were 36 votes) for the article authorizing Governor Larriora To take on new debts. At this point, the UCR objected.
“The Llaryorist majority in the legislature approved the $2,590 million debt without obtaining the two-thirds (47/70) vote required under Section 33 of Article 104 of the Provincial Constitution. “The new debt the governor is assuming is illegal.”Milista emphasized liberalism. The ruling party came out to refute the opponent’s accusations.
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Ward member Agrillo also joined the debate. He stated that all General credit operations By 2026 they reach $2,866 million (Via ACIF, as well as EPEC and Caminos de las Sierras). “This is more than all of Cordoba’s debts,” he asked. He made his scathing comment:That’s 2.8 times more than (Axel) Kiselov is asking for“In its financing initiative pending in the Buenos Aires legislature.
In his rejection, Nostrala advanced the arguments by emphasizing the position of judicial hawks. “On the Civil Front bloc Here there is black or white. Either we are transparent or we are not.. This is one of the reasons why we do not support this budget. If we believe that priorities are not what people needWe have no doubt there either. We will not support it. And if they are lying to usWe know they are lying about cutting taxesWe have to say that. We do not have to hesitate, otherwise what happened this year will happen,” he criticized the strict deduction in reference to the “tax” denounced by the Campumista space.
Defending PJ
As part of his intervention, Sosa referred to the results of non-financial public administration. He said the current result “is shown for 2026.” A surplus of 1.5 billion pounds The current income output is 13.5 billion and expenses are 12 billion.”
At the same time, he warned: “After paying all operational expenses to provide education, health and security services, investing in works and paying interest, The province will have a surplus in 2026, which can be used to pay amortization for upcoming maturities and for further infrastructure work. “This is a virtuous circle.”
The three axes of the budget are: Low tax Rural real estate tax, the proceeds of which are allocated to the Agricultural Development Fund; Public works at more than P1.2 billion; The priority is social spendingWith the establishment of a university residency program and a health promotion programme. Edgardo Russo. He added: “It is the financial balance, investment and productive stimulus so that Cordoba continues to grow.”
And also a legislator of the ruling party Leonardo Limia He defended the projects, confirming this “They represent historic financial relief for the people of Cordoba.”