The Chief of Staff maintained that, in the event that Congress does not approve the Executive Branch’s proposal, the 2023 Budget will be extended.
Looking ahead to key weeks in Congress, the Chief of Staff, Guillermo Francosassured that the president Javier Milei “is not worried that the 2025 Budget will not be approved.” The Executive Branch’s proposal has already begun its treatment in the Budget and Finance Commission and will continue to be debated this Tuesday with the presence of Minister Patricia Bullrich.
Regarding the possibility that Congress will not approve the initiative, the official said: “We hope that is not the case. But It doesn’t scare us either.. When one has the experience of governing in such marked parliamentary minorities, it is as if is trained to be able to face a critical situation like that“.
“And especially when you have a president like Milei, that he is not afraid of anything and he is convinced of what he is doing. He is not worried, he hopes that the Budget he sent is approved, but if it is not approved he will tell the Argentines ‘look, we are going to govern this way’“, he said in dialogue with Infobae.
At the same time, he pointed out that if the initiative does not advance, the period could be extended. Budget 2023with which the Government operated throughout this year. “It is always a possibility. We have proposed a budget and we are coincidentally at this moment discussing it in the Chamber of Deputies, in the Budget Committee of the Treasury. If it is not approved, the previous Budget will remain in force with the corresponding updates.“.
Guillermo Francos assured that “the Government is a promoter of public education”
On the other hand, Francos referred to the recent veto of the University Financing law and the conflict that arose with higher education institutions. “The Government is a promoter of public educationthe official first noted.
In addition, he maintained that he questioned the university claims and noted that “it seems that this is a kind of political movement against the government, not in favor of public education”. “I would say to those who are seriously raising the issue of education: Rest assured, the national government does not want to defund public education at all. Yes, he wants spending to be more efficient, because sometimes it is said that it is not an expense, it is an investment,” he emphasized.
Finally, he clarified: “That the expenditure made in the public university is efficient. That the universities that They provide Argentines with prepared professionals, trained in the subjects that Argentina needs. There is not going to be an attack on the universities, on the contrary.”
Source: Ambito
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