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proyecto de Presupuesto 2027 se encuentra en debate en la Comisión de Presupuesto y Hacienda de la Cámara de Diputados de la Nación.
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The 2027 Budget report was postponed until November after the government failed to reach an agreement with the PRO, UCR and the main provincial blocs. The commission that will review the draft is now scheduled for 17 November, with the official session planned for 18 November, although some negotiators said the date could be moved to the following week. President Martín Menem convened the allied bloc representatives in an attempt to secure a consensus, but the talks collapsed. The PRO did not respond to a series of requests, including a demand for the coparticipation of the City of Buenos Aires. In May, the Minister of Economy Luis Caputo and Governor Jorge Macri reached an agreement to cancel debt incurred in the previous year, but payments that have not been made since 2020 remain outstanding. According to legislative sources, the Casa Rosada had considered closing an agreement outside the Budget, but the bloc led by Cristian Ritondo rejected that option. “They say they can do it by an agreement, which is the same as including it in the Budget. Well, let them include it in the Budget if it is the same,” a legislator replied. The Macrismo coalition, together with other allies, also demanded a reduction in the fuel tax, citing the government’s decision to halt investments in national road maintenance. They called for a transparency plan for road concessions, which cover a total of 9,000 kilometres. The opposition expects the government to accept the removal of articles that would repeal key points of the disability emergency law, which was ratified by two‑thirds of the Chamber of Deputies and passed to the Senate. Opposition negotiators also pushed for changes to Article 17 of Law 27.160, which would eliminate automatic mobility and inflation adjustments for the AUH, SUAF and their income ceilings. Although not mentioned in the meeting with Menem, the opposition was also negotiating university financing. The budget proposes 7.3 trillion pesos for the operation and salaries of national universities, while the National Interuniversity Council (CIN) demands 11 trillion pesos. Provincial representatives are awaiting a response regarding the government’s debts to pension funds that were not transferred to ANSeS. The budget includes a global allocation of 503.3259 million pesos for the 13 provincial pension funds. The PRO also requested a reduction in the VAT for egg production, the only animal protein subject to the tax. The proposal, supported by Unión por la Patria (UP) and a sector of the official bloc, seeks to lower the rate from 21 % to 10.5 % on fresh eggs and industrial derivatives. In a separate meeting, the Budget Commission reconvened on Tuesday. Government representatives defended the deregulation plan, with the Ministry of Economy’s Alejandro Cacace and the Ministry of Transformation’s Maximiliano Fariña, both under Minister Federico Sturzenegger, in attendance. Fariña stated, “After three years we have a much smaller state than we had in 2023. We have fewer ministries, fewer positions, fewer agencies and 81,000 fewer public employees.” He highlighted that the administration has reduced the number of ministries from 18 to 8 and cut 500 hierarchical positions and 500 redundant agencies, resulting in an annual savings of 35 billion pesos. The debate on the Budget is expected to resume on Wednesday, but the lack of agreement between the official bloc and the negotiators has left the meeting suspended. Article source: Clarin Digital | Image credit: Clarin Digital
The 2027 Budget report was postponed until November after the government failed to reach an agreement with the PRO, UCR and the main provincial blocs. The commission that will review the draft is now scheduled for 17 November, with the official session planned for 18 November, although some negotiators said the date could be moved to the following week. President Martín Menem convened the allied bloc representatives in an attempt to secure a consensus, but the talks collapsed. The PRO did not respond to a series of requests, including a demand for the coparticipation of the City of Buenos Aires. In May, the Minister of Economy Luis Caputo and Governor Jorge Macri reached an agreement to cancel debt incurred in the previous year, but payments that have not been made since 2020 remain outstanding. According to legislative sources, the Casa Rosada had considered closing an agreement outside the Budget, but the bloc led by Cristian Ritondo rejected that option. “They say they can do it by an agreement, which is the same as including it in the Budget. Well, let them include it in the Budget if it is the same,” a legislator replied. The Macrismo coalition, together with other allies, also demanded a reduction in the fuel tax, citing the government’s decision to halt investments in national road maintenance. They called for a transparency plan for road concessions, which cover a total of 9,000 kilometres. The opposition expects the government to accept the removal of articles that would repeal key points of the disability emergency law, which was ratified by two‑thirds of the Chamber of Deputies and passed to the Senate. Opposition negotiators also pushed for changes to Article 17 of Law 27.160, which would eliminate automatic mobility and inflation adjustments for the AUH, SUAF and their income ceilings. Although not mentioned in the meeting with Menem, the opposition was also negotiating university financing. The budget proposes 7.3 trillion pesos for the operation and salaries of national universities, while the National Interuniversity Council (CIN) demands 11 trillion pesos. Provincial representatives are awaiting a response regarding the government’s debts to pension funds that were not transferred to ANSeS. The budget includes a global allocation of 503.3259 million pesos for the 13 provincial pension funds. The PRO also requested a reduction in the VAT for egg production, the only animal protein subject to the tax. The proposal, supported by Unión por la Patria (UP) and a sector of the official bloc, seeks to lower the rate from 21 % to 10.5 % on fresh eggs and industrial derivatives. In a separate meeting, the Budget Commission reconvened on Tuesday. Government representatives defended the deregulation plan, with the Ministry of Economy’s Alejandro Cacace and the Ministry of Transformation’s Maximiliano Fariña, both under Minister Federico Sturzenegger, in attendance. Fariña stated, “After three years we have a much smaller state than we had in 2023. We have fewer ministries, fewer positions, fewer agencies and 81,000 fewer public employees.” He highlighted that the administration has reduced the number of ministries from 18 to 8 and cut 500 hierarchical positions and 500 redundant agencies, resulting in an annual savings of 35 billion pesos. The debate on the Budget is expected to resume on Wednesday, but the lack of agreement between the official bloc and the negotiators has left the meeting suspended.
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