President Javier Miley He signed the decree calling for extraordinary sessions between December 10 and 30. During that period, the government will seek to address the problem Budget 2026 And give Official entry into structural projects Which constitutes the agenda of the May Council.
chief of staff, Manuel Adorniwas responsible for announcing this action. The official publication will be issued on Tuesday, December 9, in parallel with the conference to be held at Casa Rosada where the initiatives of the Executive will be presented.
The call includes the 2026 budget, the tax patent law, labor reform, tax reform, the Glacier Law amendment, and a comprehensive reform of the penal code. According to Casa Rosada, no previous draft should be considered official until that presentation.
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Budget preparation will depend exclusively on Economy Minister Milley Louis Caputo And Treasurer Carlos Guberman. The central discussion will be how many resources will be allocated from the fiscal surplus to meet the demands of the conservatives and allied blocs.
Negotiations with governors and the priorities of the ruling party
The government has already held meetings with 18 governors to assess sectoral demands, although not all of them will be integrated. The formal criterion gives priority to allied leaders, those who maintain fiscal balance and those who contribute their legislative size, such as Gerardo Zamora, Raul Jalil, and Hugo Passalacqua.
Casa Rosada confirms that, unlike previous years in which it worked to extend the budget, 2026 must have an approved budget. Both the opposition to the dialogue and the International Monetary Fund consider this penalty necessary for macroeconomic predictability.
Financial Innocence and Financial Judgment Law
The government will work, in addition to the budget, to strengthen the “Financial Innocence Law”, Intended to encourage official advertising of “mattress dollars”. In return, it will propose a fiscal rule to prevent spending increases without explicit financing support.
Labor reform: changes in compensation, prosecutions, working hours, fines, and vacations
The ruling party will meet with the heads of the House of Representatives and the Senate to agree on the road map in December. It is also possible to extend an invitation to state governors.
Labor reform: two axes and fundamental changes
The labor reform, the content of which will be announced next week, will be divided into two main groups. The first will refer to the Employment Contract Law, with amendments to it Compensation standards and employer liability. The draft will seek to reduce “gray areas” that increase dismissal provisions, stipulating that the worker must prove harm.
The text will also propose limiting the “super activity” of collective agreements and setting “priority” so that agreements by company or jurisdiction have priority over those of a general scope.
Penal Code Reform: More than 900 articles
The criminal package will include more than 900 articles and will aim to tighten penalties and limit judicial discretion. Scheme An update on crimes such as murder, aggravated robbery, drug trafficking, trafficking and child pornography.
The new reform of the penal code: what does the project say?
The project states that effective compliance will reach 82% of cases. Finally, the imprescriptibility of corruption crimes will not be included, although the government is evaluating a bicameral commission to speed up the ruling.
Tax reform, glaciers and mining law
In tax reform One of the alternatives analyzed is the creation of a “super value-added tax.” Which enables governorates to collect their collections to attract investments. The Glacier Act will be amended so that each province sets a minimum distance to develop mining projects in areas surrounding the glacier.
The package will also include changes to the Mining Promotion Law and Land Law, with new restrictions on purchases by foreigners.
The government plans to call again for extraordinary elections from mid-January to the end of February, in the period leading up to the official opening of the legislative year.
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