In this context, the national deputy Gonzalez He stated: “I’m going to vote against“. The decision is surprising if one takes into account that, in an analogous situation (the veto on the update of retirement benefits), the PRO buckled behind Milei’s decision and voted in favor of the ruling party’s measure.
However, in that situation, González was the only one deputy for the PRO who voted against the veto regarding retirements. Now, in a new dispute between the Executive and Legislative Branches, the legislator anticipated his position, beyond what the bloc led by Cristian Ritondo.
“There are mechanisms in a budget where you can, you have the political will to solve the problem”, he assured in radio statements. Thus, the legislative map begins to clear ahead of the debate, which is expected to take place next Wednesday, October 9 at 11 a.m.
University budget: what will be the path of Javier Milei’s veto
Finally, President Javier Milei kept his promise and, despite the massive Federal University March In defense of public education, the libertarian leader signed the veto of the bill that updated the budget for public universities. Despite this, the Congress may insist on the promulgation of the legislative text if you get one two-thirds qualified majority in both chambers.
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The measure promoted by La Libertad Avanza was published in the Official Gazette through the Decree 879/2024. As justified by the Government, the veto is carried out since the bill “It does not intend to defend or guarantee the protection and maintenance of the financing of the National Universities.but seeks to harm the government politically.”
However, and despite Milei’s decision supported by the idea of maintaining “fiscal balance”, Congress will have a key role and will be able to equally insist on the law. After the veto was made official, the legislative text is now back in the hands of the Legislative Branch – deputies and senators – who are preparing to debate it again next Wednesday, October 9 from 11 a.m.
To be promoted again, the bill must reach a qualified majority of two-thirds of the votes of the members present in both Houses. In this case, the vote will be nominal (yes or no).
If the necessary support is obtained, the President will be obliged to enact the legislation, although the Government announced that they do not rule out “judicialization” of the law. In the opposite scenario, if a qualified majority is not obtained, the project It will be outside the parliamentary circuit and cannot be discussed again until the parliamentary sessions of 2025.
It should be noted that the financing project was approved on September 13. In the lower house, the vote was close and the text obtained half a vote with 123 votes in favor, 91 against and 2 abstentions. As for Senators, the law received the support of 57 members of the upper house, with 10 against and 1 abstention.
Source: Ambito
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