The signs are not good for Jorge Macri. From the libertarian bloc they describe the project as a “tax” that “It directly attacks the pockets of the people of Buenos Aires”. Furthermore, they compare it with the economic policies of the Frente de Todos: “It is similar to what Kirchnerism did at the national level.”
The holder of the libertarian space in the Legislature, bishop of Karina Milei In Buenos Aires territory, he made the position public throughout the week, with criticism on his “X” account. “It is priceless. From LLA we are not going to allow them to continue stepping on the heads of the people of Buenos Aires,” He expressed this Wednesday as a preview.
Although in the Buenos Aires area the relationship between both spaces was tense to say the least throughout the year, An eventual rejection of La Libertad Avanza to the Budget would crystallize a clean and simple break with the PROin a context of open dispute between Mauricio Macri and Javier Milei, aggravated after the yellow party confirmed that it will provide a quorum to move forward with the senator’s dismissal Edgardo Kueider.
Budget 2025, Jorge Macri’s public accounts for the electoral year
From the City they defend the Budget and they deny that it is a “tax” but they assure that it is a project “balanced, with zero deficit.” Furthermore, they highlight that “Order in public accounts is an absolute priority” for management. From the front there will come a election year which will put more strain on resources.
The hard figures of the “Mother Law” project a total of resources for next year in the order of $13 trillion 936 billionwith a spending around $13 trillion 926 billion. If the projection is confirmed, the public accounts would end with a result surplus of $10 billion.
The area of Education will represent the largest item of the project with the 20.1%. In any case, it will still be widely below the 26.6% that was allocated in 2010. Between 2004 and 2021, the City was the jurisdiction where educational investment fell the most, according to the report “Provincial educational financing”, from the Observatory of Argentines for Education.
The Buenos Aires Government defended the allocations that will be allocated to the area and added that, along with other social services Health and Promotion and Social Action, they comprise “the majority of the investment for 2025, with 61.9% of total spending. The planned disbursement is $8 trillion 614 billion.”
Another relevant aspect is the investment in Security. The total estimated disbursement will be 16.5% of GDP: about $2 trillion 298 billion. “It will be the largest in the history of the City,” the Executive highlights.
The main controversies They are in the changes proposed by the ruling party to the calculation of the ABL, an issue that year after year keeps citizens in suspense. From Uspallata they stated that it is a tax “with little progressivity” given that 99% of the total universe of items are within the same range and with the highest rate.
For this reason, they proposed incorporating a geographical coefficient and one zonal bonus. So things are, If the project is approved, it may increase by a maximum of 100%. As an example, a resident of the Barracas Sur commune would receive a maximum increase of 25% in January, a resident of Caballito Norte 50% and someone from Puerto Madero would pay 100%.
The opposition, and even allied banks, They questioned the initiative since it assumes that only high-income citizens live in those areaswhen there are also retirees who could not cover the increases. In the case of seniors, the City presented an exemption for units whose tax valuation is less than $30 million. And it will be a requirement to receive an income equal to or less than three times the minimum retirement.
Another important point of the project is the change in the calculation of patents for combustion vehicles to avoid sudden jumps between one valuation and the next. And regarding the hybrid cars, currently exempt, They will begin to pay patent after 24 months progressively. Those who are exclusively electric vehicles will continue to enjoy the current benefit. Both ABL and patent will be within what will be the Tariff Law 2025, an annex to the Budget.
Urban Code
The Legislature will also put into consideration the new Urban Code, which was approved in a first reading in September with 32 votes in favor. Support came from the official blocs of the PRO, the Civic Coalition, the UCR and Public Trust. There were 6 against Union for the Homeland and 18 abstentions.
During the presentation in the Legislature at the end of July, Macri He assured that it is “a commitment that I assumed during the campaign” with a clear objective: “Respect the identity of each neighborhood.”. “We are no longer going to allow buildings to be built in residential areas that do not take care of the essence of each block and we are going to promote developments only on avenues with adequate infrastructure,” he said.
The project proposes incentives to promote construction in the southern area of the City. Developers who invest in southern neighborhoods will have a series of benefits, such as the possibility of undertaking projects in areas with more urban density. In addition, the neighborhoods of Constitución and Flores were established as a “priority development area.”
With the aim of preserving the identity of the low-rise neighborhoods, the Low Height Sustainability Units (USAB) were reorganized, which are the typologies that regulate buildings up to 14.60 meters. And at the same time, it was proposed that high-rise buildings be built in corridors and avenues and such neighborhoods be avoided.
After express treatment in the public hearing instance, he could receive his final sanction this Thursday.
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University Educational Ticket
The Legislature will also discuss the expansion of the Student Ticket in the City. Last week it obtained an opinion with the support of the PRO, the UCR, Peronism and the left, and is moving towards its approval this Thursday the 12th.
The project proposes incorporating university and tertiary students into law 5,656. The current regulations provided students in mandatory public or private instances with free tickets for the entire Buenos Aires transportation network: buses, trains, subways and premetro.
The initiative does not contemplate an age limit to obtain the benefit, but determines as a mandatory requirement that the student be a resident of the City and receive a maximum income of up to $1,500,000.
In addition, it expands the number of trips to be used, from the 50 per month that govern today to a total of 96, from Monday to Saturday and up to 4 per day. This measure will apply not only to new beneficiaries but also to compulsory education levels.
There will also be benefits in the rate for those accompanying students at initial levels. Today, students at pre-university levels do not pay a fee, but those who accompany them do. The opinion proposes that they pay the rate at 55%.
Clean Sheet
Another of the projects that will be discussed this Thursday is that of Clean Sheet, an initiative similar to the one that the national Congress tried to approve without success and that proposes preventing the application for public positions in the City to people convicted in the second instance for corruption and crimes against sexual integrity.
The opinion was signed at the end of October in the Affairs Committee Constitutional with the support of PRO, the Civic Coalition, Public Trust and the UCR. The rejection of Union for the Homeland and the Left Front questions its approval in the precinct since, being an electoral law, it must require an aggravated majority.
Strictly speaking, it establishes that They will not be able to present themselves as pre-candidates to head and vice head of Government, deputies of the City or members of the community board who have been convicted of crimes against sexual integrity, against the public administration and fraud to the detriment of the public administration.
“I always say that Clean Sheet It is not against anyone, nor does it belong to a particular leader. It is an initiative that was born from civil society, and today has the support of more than 500 thousand citizens,” said Graciela. Ocaña, one of the promoters of the initiative, and closed: “This time we have the opportunity to raise the bar, Let it be Law!”
Labor jurisdiction
The session will also force us to pay special attention to another of the projects that obtained an opinion last week and that are expected to be discussed this Thursday: the procedural code for Labor Justice and the implementation of the jurisdiction of work in Buenos Aires territory.
As advanced Scope, The creation of the labor body in the City would take away powers and functions from the national justice system. It would be a kind of “forced transfer of powers” to resolve labor issues from the capital’s justice system. In addition to being a prize long coveted by CABA, it also focuses the gaze of the business world, from where it awaits more benevolent courts or, a priori, less refractory in their sentences.
The creation of the jurisdiction will enable the implementation of ten courts and will include a Chamber made up of two chambers of three judges and prosecutors for each of the instances, something that is also taken away from the Buenos Aires Attorney General’s Office led by Juan Bautista Mahiques. This Thursday, the PRO, with the contribution of legislators from the UCR and allied blocs, will seek your approval. From Union for the Homeland and the Left Front They already announced that they will not accompany.
In addition to the aforementioned projects, an expansion of benefits for victims of the tragedy of Cro-Magnon twenty years after the events and a modification to the law on delinquent food debtors.
Source: Ambito
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