The Chief of Staff, Guillermo Francosand the Minister of Economy, Luis “Toto” Caputoled a meeting with governors from all over the country on Monday, seeking to calm the spirits of the provinces after the president Javier Milei will demand an adjustment of US$60 billion to the districts during the presentation of the 2025 Budget.
Although provincial leaders initially opted for caution until they knew the details of the bill, The truth is that the first impressions were not positive and put subnational administrations on the defensive.
Nation received governors to contain complaints about the 2025 Budget
In this context, Francos hurried up the times and received the leaders via the web. They participated in the meeting in person. Rogelio Frigerio (Entre Rios) and Hugo Passalacqua (Misiones), together with his Minister of Finance, Adolfo Safran.
Meanwhile, they did it by video call Raul Jalil (Catamarca), Leandro Zdero (Chaco), Ignacio Torres (Chubut), Carlos Sadir (Jujuy), Alfredo Cornejo (Mendoza), Alberto Weretilneck (Black River), Gustavo Saenz (Jump), Marcelo Orrego (Saint John), Claudio Poggi (Saint Louis), Claudio Vidal (Santa Cruz), Maximilian Pullaro (Santa Fe), Gerardo Zamora (Santiago del Estero), Osvaldo Jaldo (Tucuman) and Sergio Ziliotto (The Pampas).
At the same time, representing the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA), was the Chief of Staff of the Buenos Aires government, Nestor Grindettiand the vice-governor joined from Córdoba, Myrian Prunotto. The Minister of Finance of Corrientes, Marcelo Rivaswas present representing his province; while the Minister of Economy, Production and Industry, represented Neuquén, Guillermo Koenig.
According to what this medium was able to find out, the first to speak were the governors of Corrientes, Salta and Santiago del Esterowho complained about the paralysis of public works that The Nation agreed to reactivate in its districts that are not contemplated in the 2025 Budget bill. In response to the query, the Nation promised to review the text.
They did the same when faced with doubts raised by Patagonian leaders as to whether there would be assistance for subsidies for tariffs in cold zones and pension funds.
Regarding the request for a US$60 billion adjustment to the provinces, the Government clarified that the President’s statement was figurative, and that, in reality, it means “we all have to make an effort.” “Fiscal balance is the order of the day. If spending goes up, taxes go up.” was heard at the meeting.
At the same time, sources consulted by Scope They realized that Maximilian Pullaro He complained about the debt owed by the Nation to Santa Fe. Another of the cross-cutting points was that the provincial leaders, regardless of their political affiliations, spoke out against making a greater adjustment.
On the other hand, the national government stressed the importance of having eliminated the PAIS Tax.
In addition to the ministers, governors and provincial officials, the meeting was also attended by the Deputy Chief of Cabinet of the Interior, Lisandro Catalan; the Deputy Chief of the Executive Cabinet, Jose Rolandi; and the Secretary of the Treasury, Carlos Guberman.
City’s Claim for Federal Co-participation
Along with the claims of the provinces, CABA maintains its concern about the Federal Co-participation and compliance with the Supreme Court ruling, since the project included only 1.4% of co-participation for the City of Buenos Aires and not the 2.95% established by the Supreme Court’s injunction in 2022.
The Buenos Aires administration said that it kept the remaining 1.55% on a “discretionary” basis and set a fixed amount for the entire year of $1.44 trillion, or $120 billion per month.
This, by establishing a fixed amount, may harm the City if the shareable mass is greater than that amount, they indicated.
Source: Ambito
