Lawmaker Facundo Torres Lima faced criticism over the management of public funds and defended the provincial government’s proposal to address the pension fund deficit. He denied that this was an automatic reduction in the number of active civil servants and described the opposition as “not very responsible” for “confusing” citizens with stories that are “not true”.
At the heart of the debate is Article 63 of the Tax Code, included in the 2026 budget package, which gives the executive the power to increase the contribution of active public servants by up to 4% if the situation of the Fund so requires.
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Torres Lima clarified that this clause has existed since previous administrations and has not been activated. “All it says is this gives the Executive the power to increase the contribution of the provincial assets up to 4% if it deems necessary.. This does not activate the clause,” the lawmaker explained on the radio station Continental Córdoba.
The interim president of the legislature emphasized that the same authority in the current budget is in effect until December 31 and has not been enacted. “To date we can apply 2% because it is activated, this article is in force and we have not done it,” said Torres Lima, who argued that the measure is proposed as a “hedge” in the face of economic uncertainty and the lack of funds provided by the national government.
Projected Deficit and Claim on the Nation
Torres Lima explained that the projected deficit for 2026 is 800,000 million pesos, which must be covered by general income. According to lawmakers, the situation is exacerbated by the prevailing macroeconomics, a decline in co-participation in the last six months and a noticeable decline in self-assessment. “Every day the fund is melting more and more,” he warned.
The ruling party blames the national government for the crisissince the province only receives 5,000 million pesos per month, although according to Torres Lima, by law it should receive more than 30,000 million pesos.
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The Supreme Court ordered the national government to transfer 5,000 million pesos by April. “Since we do not know what will happen, there is already an article in previous budgets that the state government can apply to the assets of civil servants if necessary,” the lawmaker justified.
Torres Lima’s position on social networks
Torres Lima had stated days earlier on his social networks that defending the sustainability of the pension fund was “a huge institutional responsibility,” arguing that it was about “finding solutions that do not mean continuing to alleviate this deficit, which is getting worse every year, with the resources of all the people of Córdoba.”
On December 9, the legislator, together with the Secretary General of the Interior, David Consalvi, and the President of the Pension Fund, Adrián Daniele, took part in a meeting with union representatives in Parliament, where a permanent dialogue working table was formed. In this case, Torres Lima had expressed: “Our intention will always be to value work as a driver of development and well-being.”
The debate over the pension fund is intensifying in a context in which Governor Martín Llaryora seems to assume that the nation will not pay what it owes and is ready to launch a heated debate that includes possible pension limits, more property contributions and even the possible transfer of subsystems. As one of the ruling party’s voices in this conflict, Torres Lima is trying to defend this strategy, encountering resistance from state unions and criticism from the opposition.
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