The Chamber of Deputies rejected the eleventh section of the state budget. The ruling party lost the vote to repeal the laws of University funding and from Disability emergency. This parliamentary decision came due to the lack of support from the provincial blocs and allied sectors. The result includes mandatory spending that the executive branch sought to eliminate to fit its fiscal plan.
This section of the bill included 12 items what they were looking for Reduce regulations with considerable weight in the Government spending. The biggest point of contention was Article 75, which established the law Repeal of the law Both the university funding regulations and the emergency disability services law had previously received congressional approval. The legislative chambers insisted on its validity after President Javier Milei vetoed it months ago. The ruling party suspended its validity, but sought its final abolition Household opinion.
The legislative strategy failed locally. The deputies who answer Raul JalilGovernor of Catamarca, voted against. Two of the three members of the Tucumán independence bloc did the same. Other legislators such as Bernardo Biella, Karina Banfi And Diogenes Gonzalez They distanced themselves from the official proposal. The government lost the support of radical allies like Gerardo Cipolini And Dario Schneider. In view of this panorama, sources from the ruling party report in THE NATION They stated: “Without Chapter XI of the project, the budget no longer has any right to exist.”
In addition to this article, the Chapter XI includes the following:
The validity of these laws represents a financial burden for the Ministry of Economic Affairs didn’t think about it in its budget balance projection. The University Financing Act has tax implications 0.23% of GDP. That number is equivalent to 2 trillion pesos this year, according to reports from the Congressional Budget Office. The nation state must now comply with these mandatory transfers to higher education institutions. The Executive believes that this effort threatens the stability of public finances.
The costs of the Emergency Disability Act represent a further burden on the state coffers. Official estimates assume that this expense will be between 0.25% and 0.48% of GDP. The increase is a response to the admission of new pension recipients and the financial compensation of the system providers. The fall of Chapter XI prevents the government Centralization of control over these funds. Due to the parliamentary rejection, the previous emergency regulations were retained without the changes intended by the Casa Rosada.
The defeat of the ruling party was associated with the severance of relations with its usual partners. The head of the Pro-Block, Cristian Ritondoreacted against the President of the House of Representatives, Martin Menem. The discontent arose from a pact between libertarians and Kirchnerism to fill positions in the church General examination of the nation. This situation affected the treatment of the entire article. The government has also included a concession for co-participation 1.55% for the City of Buenos Aires under Chapter XI to ensure the support of the Pro.
The maneuver failed due to mistrust between the political forces. The total rejection of the section resulted in the invalidation of both the benefits for the electric companies and the cash transfer agreement for the Buenos Aires district. The Allied legislators believed that the ruling party overestimated its strength as the first minority. The libertarian bloc doesn’t reach 100 lawmakers and relies on it Negotiations that were not successful. If the anger persists professionalthe sanction of future key laws for the economic program is imminent serious difficulties in Congress.
This content was created by a LA NACION team with the support of AI from a Article signed by Laura Serra.
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