Elimination of the STEP: the Toy Chamber expressed its support because it coincides with Children’s Day

Elimination of the STEP: the Toy Chamber expressed its support because it coincides with Children’s Day

November 22, 2024 – 18:08

The business entity issued a statement supporting the electoral reform initiative promoted by the Government. What are the reasons?

Mariano Fuchila

He Government This Friday he found new support for his initiative to eliminate Simultaneous and Mandatory Open Primaries (PASO). The Toy Chamber considered it “timely” because, among other reasons, the date for its completion usually coincides with Children’s Day.

For the toy sector it would be very good news (the elimination of the STEP), because the celebration of CHILDREN’S DAY could return to the second Sunday in August as we have historically been celebrating it.until it was moved to the third Sunday when the PASO began to take place,” the Toy Chamber said in a statement.

For the president of the entity, Matías Furióhe stated The PASO “lost their essence and had a high cost for society. In addition, it was very negative for our sector in particular due to the uncertainty after the results of the primaries during the week before CHILDREN’S DAY.”

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Furthermore the Camera accompanied the arguments of the Government that support the need for modernize he electoral system and “promote an electoral reform that simplifies procedures and reduces spending.”

The complete statement from the Toy Chamber

“Buenos Aires, November 22, 2024.

The Argentine Chamber of the Toy Industry supports the initiative of the National Government to repeal the Simultaneous and Mandatory Open Primary elections (PASO) and promote an electoral reform that simplifies procedures and reduces spending.

The president of the entity, Dr. Matías Furió, stated that “we consider that we must modernize the electoral system and reduce the expense that the PASO elections imply today because in recent years, they lost their essence and had a high cost for society. In addition, it was very negative for our sector in particular due to the uncertainty after the results of the primaries during the week before CHILDREN’S DAY.”

For the toy sector it would be very good news, because the celebration of CHILDREN’S DAY could return to the second Sunday in August as historically we had been celebrating it, until it was moved to the third Sunday when the PASO began to take place.”.

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