The Government announced the total privatization of Belgrano Cargas

The presidential spokesman, Manuel Adorniannounced this Saturday that the president Javier Milei signed the decree for the total privatization of Belgrano Cargas Logistics SA.

“The State will cease to be an operator of the Failure Load Services And of all its infrastructure: rolling material, roads, workshops and real estate, “Adorni announced on his social networks.

In November, the chief of cabinet, Guillermo Francos, had confirmed during his management report in the Senate that Belgrano Cargas y Logística SA It would be the first railway company to privatize.

Then, the chief of cabinet justified for the financial cost that the company entails. “It is deficit, has a demand for subsidies of 112 million dollars“, he said.” Without the intrusion of the State, the service of Belgrano Cargas will be much more efficient than the current one, “he promised.

Meanwhile, conflict with rail workers continues. At the end of January, the unionist Omar Maturano said that on March 1, drivers who are affiliated with the fraternity will not provide service. “Each driver and each assistant belonging to the union of the fraternity and affiliate .

Then, the leader asked the government for a dialogue channel. “They must call a social dialogue to find a comfortable way out for the Argentine people to the adjustments that are being done, to the problems that retirees have, to the problems that public education has, to the problems that health has.

The next privatizations: road corridors and impa

Public Business Privatizations is a government objective. One of the first that started was that of Metallurgical Impsa, a company that offers comprehensive solutions for energy generation. The interested party is the American firm Arc Energy. It is not closed yet.

The initial term that Arc Energy renegotiate the debt with the creditors of the metallurgical won today January 31. And now he requested an extension until February 10 To complete that agreement. The buyer put it as a condition to take care of the state company.

On the other hand, in January the government began the bidding process of important road corridors. The plan contemplates concession strategic routes for Mercosur tradestarting with the Routes 12 and 14which connect Buenos Aires, Entre Ríos, Santa Fe and Corrientes.

Currently, these runners are under the management of Uruguay River roads (Crusa), whose contract expires on April 9. The company raised a claim to the National State for U $ 300 million, arguing contractual breaches and arrangements in adjustments Tariffs In the midst of this conflict, Crusa proposed extend your concession in exchange for withdrawing demand, including an increase in toll in Zárate of approximately the 140%.

Also sE provides for the concession of more than 8,000 kilometers in various provincesincluding the National Route 33 In Santa Fe, the 18 In Entre Ríos and the 19 In Córdoba. This movement means a resounding change in the management of road corridors.