The Executive held a meeting with legislators to move forward with the approval of the bill of laws. The discussion in committees begins next week.
The Government continues its round of meetings on the 2025 Budget.
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In search of the votes needed to approve the 2025 Budget, The Government faced a new day of meetings at a table formed by the Executive and legislators.
In this framework and as anticipated by Ámbito, the Chief of Staff Guillermo Francosand the Minister of Economy, Luis Caputoled a meeting in the Hall of Shields of the Casa Rosada. The meeting was attended by the head of the House of Representatives, Martin Menemthe chairman of the House Budget and Finance Committee Jose Luis Espert, his counterpart in the Senate Ezequiel Ataucheand the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Interior, Lisandro Catalan.
According to what this medium was able to reconstruct, During the conclave, it was decided that meetings in the different committees in Congress would begin next week, while a list of possible speakers began to be drawn up. On this last point, the attendance of Secretaries Carlos Guberman (Treasury) and Pablo Quirno (Finance) is expected, although for now it is not confirmed that Luis Caputo will attend.
Speaking to accredited reporters after the meeting, Senator Atauche said that the ruling party wants “the Budget to be published as quickly as possible.” “We are going to receive guests not only from the ruling party but also at the suggestion of the legislators,” he added.
In turn, Espert used his social media to refer to the meeting and said that the government is focused “on regulating the nation’s spending so that Argentines can live better.”
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Determined not to waste time, the president Javier Milei resumed negotiations with legislators on Monday for the approval of the bill of laws, presented on Sunday night in a half-empty Congress.
In this framework Francos led a meeting with “dialoguing” deputies at Casa Rosada on Monday, and in the afternoon there was a meeting via zoom with governors, which was led by the head of the Economy, Luis CaputoAlong the same lines, on Tuesday night Milei led a dinner at Quinta de Olivos with the deputies who supported the veto of the pension reform, He asked them to “make a scrum together” in the legislative field.
The ruling party estimates that the discussion on the 2025 Budget could last a total of “about two months of processing.” In this context, they know that it will be a tough negotiation due to the request for fiscal adjustment that the President made to the governors.
In response to a query Scopethe presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni He assured at a press conference on Monday that “It would be unfortunate if it were not approved” the 2025 Budget. In addition, he said that if the initiative does not advance in Congress, they will have to maintain the current one, that is, extend the 2023 Budget with the 2024 extensions.
Source: Ambito
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