The leaders participated in the conclave Maximiliano Pullaro (Santa Fe), Alfredo Cornejo (Mendoza), Gustavo Valdes (Currents), Carlos Sadir (Jujuy) and Leandro Zdero (Chaco), all the white beret chiefs who make up the Together for Change (JxC) league. On behalf of the Government, in addition to Milei, there were the Secretary General of the Presidency, Karina Milei; the chief of staff, Guillermo Francos; and the secretary of the interior, Lisandro Catalán.
Javier Milei received the governors of the UCR at the Casa Rosada
As happened weeks ago, when he received provincial, Peronist, PRO and allied governors, the President organized a lunch to chat with the radical leaders and try to gain volume ahead of the debate in parliament for the “law of laws.” It lasted more than two hours and had as its axis the economic situation of both the country and the provinces.
The meeting was classified as “very positive” by the leaders, who presented a menu of complaints, including the paralysis of public works, the energy issue and the need for the Government to hand over the administration of various national routes. so that the provinces take charge of its maintenance and administration. Logistical issues linked to transportation were also discussed, with the waterway as an exclusive topic.
Within that combo, the brand new Federal Reparation Regime launched by the libertarian administration last week, with the aim that the provinces and the Nation can settle debts between themselves through fiscal lands and other items. In this regard, Maximiliano Pullaro from Santa Fe commented: “It was a back and forth conversation. Regarding debts, the Government agrees to sit down at a table and start solving problems. It was not a technical work table, where we had to see exactly how we resolved it.”
On that path, Pullaro said that “There are some provinces that are interested in assets that the state has to be able to sell them and acquire them,” and added: “Mainly they talked about the effort that Argentina is making to achieve fiscal balance; they talked about the collection that the provinces are having, with a small drop that we had in recent months.”
Leandro Zderoin turn, commented that they discussed the Budget 2025one of the President’s main concerns at this time. The Chaco native maintained that there was no explicit request for votes to accompany the project, but there was “an analysis of open issues with the provinces.” “There remained the possibility of a new meeting. They talked about the economy, works, the direction of the country. About the possibility of continuing to strengthen the efforts of the provinces,” broad.
Support for the economic program
Beyond the specific differences, The governors expressed their support for the economic stabilization program to be fulfilled. However, they marked the field. “We have fiscal balance. What we are talking about is how we collaborate so that Argentina begins to move its economy, to have infrastructure, to have roads. We talk about waterways, roads, routes, railways, we talk about Aerolíneas Argentinas,” said Gustavo Valdés from Corrientes.
It should be noted that Valdés, Pullaro and Zdero make up the brand new Coastal Regionalong with their peers from Formosa, Misiones and Entre Ríos. The new alliance has been demanding various items from the Nation, including an energy rate for hot zones and greater participation of the provinces on the Paraguay – Paraná waterway.
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On this point, the governor of Santa Fe commented that the six coastal provinces will join “the debate on the tender for the waterway to be able to influence and leave our gaze.” “The waterway should be a productive infrastructure development project,” mentioned.
In addition to addressing the economic situation, The meeting also served to put a cold shoulder to the criticism that Milei had leveled against Raúl Alfonsín, whom he had accused of participate in a coup d’état against Fernando de la Rúa in 2001. Valdés argued that the statements were part of the “fthat Milei has” and that the meeting revolved around “the future and not the past.” Pullaro, meanwhile, said: “We express the pain we sometimes feel. For us Alfonsín is important, I started military because of him. But it was a meeting to look to the future.”
Before lunch at the Casa Rosada, the white beret governors – with the exception of Zdero – met at the Casa de Santa Fe in Buenos Aires. Currently, the UCR is suffering a major crisis in its legislative structure. The official block fractured with the escape of 13 deputies. 12 of them formed “Democracy forever”, led by Mariano Juliano, while Mario Barletta founded the “Unidos” space.
Source: Ambito
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