Legislators from different opposition blocs announced that they will not attend the Congress This Sunday for the presentation of the Budget 2025 headed by President Javier Milei.
This Tuesday, Milei himself made reference to his own speech that he will give next Sunday at the Chamber of Deputies and he said that “it will mark a before and after in Argentine economic history.”
Through his official account on the X platform (formerly Twitter), the libertarian leader assured: “On Sunday 9/15 at 9:00 p.m. I will present the National Budget under the ZERO DEFICIT rule to the Argentine National Congress. I invite you to witness a historic milestone that will mark a before and after in Argentine economic history.“Long Live Freedom, Damn It.”
Budget 2025: absences from Javier Milei’s exhibition
As in the Legislative Assembly on March 1, the President will give his speech in the House of Representatives and will use the prime time slot on Sunday.
According to what Ámbito was able to find out, legislators such as Head of the Union for the Homeland (UP) bloc in the Senate, José Mayansand members of the Federal Encounter bloc in the House of Representatives have already decided to not attend the Head of State’s speech. His counterpart in the House of Representatives, Germán Martínez, assured this media that at this time the possibility of Only members of the Budget Committee may attend belonging to the block.
The deputy of Hacemos Coalición Federal, Nicolás Massot, gave a radio interview and also confirmed his “absence”. “The behavioural guidelines of many people in politics have begun to be absolutely superficial, completely disconnected from the reality of what is being discussed. The Government is professional in that,” he said as a criticism of the ruling party on Radio Con Vos.
Budget: what the presentation will be like in the House of Representatives
Without giving further details, Adorni confirmed that Milei will visit Congress againHis last appearance in the parliamentary building was also during prime time, when he attended the opening of the ordinary sessions of the Legislative Assembly on March 1.
According to information obtained by Ámbito, the President will defend his budget for next year before Congress in the Chamber of Deputies. As it is not an official session, the names of the deputies who will be present during the president’s defense are not yet known.
Members of the Congressional Budget and Finance Committee, chaired by Deputy Jose Luis Espert, They had not scheduled the summons to the Head of State and, therefore, it was not in their plans to ask the required questions.
Source: Ambito
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