The head of the Buenos Aires City government, Jorge Macri, claims that the Nation is paying in a “discretionary” manner the percentage of revenue sharing that he claimed before the Supreme Court. The Government denies this.
The head of the Buenos Aires government, Jorge Macriwill participate this Wednesday at 11 a.m. audience in Courts with officials from the Ministry of Economy over the payment of the revenue sharing claimed by the City of Buenos Aires. No would participate the head of the Treasury, Luis Caputo.
In addition to Macriwill go for the ministry of Economy of the Nation, the Legal and Administrative Secretary, José María García Hamilton, the Secretary of the Treasury, Carlos Guberman, the Undersecretary of Fiscal Coordination, Valeria Sánchez, and the Secretary of Legal, Alejandro Speroni.
The conflict began in December 2022, after the Supreme Court issues a precautionary measure in favor of Ciudad to reverse the former president’s decision Alberto Fernandez to cut the shared funds to the federal capital.
Despite the insistence of City, There are still differences with the Government on the form of payment of the 2.95% of resources that correspond to the Buenos Aires district, according to the injunction of the Court which established this in December 2022.
From the Government They argue that “Nation is paying in advance every Fridaycomplying with the Court’s ruling,” according to Noticias Argentinas. Jorge Macriare not complying with what the highest court ordered. They do so in a “discretionary” manner and, for the City, ““That is not complying with the Court’s ruling.”
The agreement between the City and the Nation
He National Government HE committed in July past with the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires to comply with the Supreme Court ruling and announced that, starting in August, the district will receive 2.95% of the Federal Co-participation that the highest Court established in the precautionary measure.
Jorge Macri then stressed the importance of respecting “the Court’s rulings. It is important for a country that is trying to attract investments. For us it is a relief because it allows us to maintain the operation and investments of the City as reasonably planned and together we will seek a solution for the future.”
On the other hand, the mayor had assured that “The Court’s indications will be fulfilled starting August 1, in the percentage it says. And we will go to the Court together to discuss. That is why the payment of the debt will be part of the discussion. We are assured that from that moment on, this indication will begin to be fulfilled and together we will seek a definitive solution to this discussion.”
Source: Ambito
