After its official formation, that occurred weeks ago in Santa Fe, the Coastal Region activated its agenda with the aim of addressing issues pertaining to the six provinces that comprise it. In this context, this Tuesday The technical tables of the block met in Corrientes, in a meeting whose axis was to refine the lines on topics such as the generation of energy, rates, the Paraguay – Paraná waterway and transportation.
Made up of governors Gustavo Valdes (Currents), Maximiliano Pullaro (Santa Fe), Leandro Zdero (Chaco), Gildo Insfran (Formosa), Rogelio Frigerio (Entre Ríos) and Hugo Passalacqua (Misiones), the brand new bloc seeks to position itself as a new alliance of provinces in the midst of the adjustment carried out by the libertarian administration. It will soon also add to Martin Llaryora (Córdoba), whose application for admission has already been accepted.
Litoral Region activated technical tables in Corrientes
This Tuesday’s event took place at the Convention Center of the capital of Corrientes, with the local boss and pro tempore president of the space, Gustavo Valdes, as host and main spokesperson. He was accompanied at the opening by the provincial Minister of Finance, Marcelo Rivas Piasentiniand the coordinator of the Coastal Region, Santa Fe Claudia Giaccone.
Valdés opened the game with a request to the Casa Rosada that had already been slipped in previous summits, both the Litoral and the Norte Grande. “We are trying to ask the national government, fundamentally in the northern zone, which is the warmest, in line not only with the Litoral and the NEA, but also with those of the Norte Grande, that we have a differentiated rate for consumption of up to 600 kilowatts. Let’s see the proposal of our technical tables”, commented the radical leader in dialogue with the press.
In this vein, it focused on renewable energies. “We have to talk about how to assemble your generation with the Nation: what is the price and a series of fundamental problems for our provinces,” launched in reference to biomass and solar panels.
At the same time, the official pointed out that other topics of interest are the Waterwayemphasizing what the challenges are to boost trade and what interests each of the riverside districts has in this regard. On the other hand, Valdés indicated that they will try to advance unified legislation on issues such as fishing and tourism.
consulted by him Budget 2025, He anticipated that they will search “automate some resources for the area.” Specifically he referred to the Fuel Tax: “TOnly 10.4% come to the provinces. The rest goes to the Nation. Therefore, if the pension funds are not going to be paid today and 35% of the Fuel Tax goes to the Nation, we ask that it go to the co-participable mass, as happens with the Check Tax.”
“It has to do with proposals to make a tax system more reasonable that was crazy for many years and that today we need to give it normality,” he concluded.
On this particular occasion, with the presence of officials from the six provinces and others who participated via Zoom from their districts, two commissions with priority topics were launched: energy and waterway. In the first case, they talked about electricity, gas and renewables, while in the second the emphasis was on transportation: ports, dredging loads, etc.
Particularly, the work of the specialists consisted of preparing reports, emphasizing technical issues. Then the same They were sent to Valdés in his capacity as president pro tempore. “They were very rich and technical debates,” assured a source consulted by Scope. The conclusions will be finalized on Monday the 11th, with two meetings, and then sent to the governors.
A new alliance to fight with the Nation
It should be remembered that the coastal alliance currently has four provinces from the Norte Grande and two from the Central Region (it will have absorbed all three once Córdoba joins).
The formation of the brand new league, furthermore, is varied: tThree of the provincial leaders that make up it are radical, while the remaining three are divided between provincialism, PRO and Peronism.. Therefore, sustaining unity will be one of the main challenges.
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In addition to energy, pension funds and the Waterway, another issue that worries leaders is the state of the routes and accessibility to ports. It is worth remembering that about 60% of the country’s commerce circulates through it, since the area contains one of the main river arteries. On this point, coordinator Giacone anticipated that the Litoral will seek to create its own merchant fleet.
“YesThere is talk of starting to create its own regional fleet to take advantage of competitive advantages in terms of price. “We are in a different time, an opportunity and there are governors with a very strong decision who are going to work in this regard and that is one of the issues,” said the official in statements to LT9.
The next meeting of the technical table will be on November 8 and will take place in the province governed by Maximiliano Pullaro, where the Central Region was officially established. It will revolve around fishing activity.
Source: Ambito
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