The vice governors of the NOA and NEA are pushing for the formation of a space that would have 65 national deputies and 33 national senators. “We must end the asymmetries with the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where they do not produce a single kilo of soy, wheat or barley,” said Silva Neder, from Santiago del Estero.
From Salta, the vice-governors of the ten provinces that make up the Norte Grande They are moving towards the consolidation of a bloc that would have its counterpart in the National Congress to claim resources and “end the asymmetries with the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where they do not produce a single kilo of soy, wheat or barley.” The deliberations, in which 130 legislators also participate, will last two days.
Strictly speaking, it is the 53rd Plenary Meeting of the Parliament of the Great North of Argentina which brings together the ten provinces of the region: Catamarca, Chaco, Corrientes, Formosa, Jujuy, Misiones, Salta, La Rioja, Santiago del Estero and Tucumán. The starting ceremony was at the Hotel Alejandro, which was hosted by Vice Governor Antonio Maroccowho received the delegation led by the president of the Parliament of Norte Grande and vice-governor of Santiago del Estero, Carlos Silva Neder.
The meeting is held in a scenario of cuts in national funds for the provinces, ranging from public works and educational funds, to resources for health and social assistance. A report by the consulting firm ACM, prepared by economists Francisco Ritorto and Christian Naud, warned that the cut in transfers to the provinces, from December of last year to September 2024, accumulates a loss of $10.5 billion since the beginning of Javier Milei’s administration. The drop for Catamarca was 69.8%; of 66.1% for Chaco, 69% for Corrientes, 73.3% for Formosa, 71.4% for Jujuy, 48.9% for Misiones, 62.1% for Salta, 70.5% for La Rioja, 75.9% for Santiago del Estero and 66.6% for Tucumán.
For this reason, at the press conference, Silva Neder proposed working towards the creation of a regional bloc that would have representation in Congress. “I believe that our national legislators should be a little less representative of their party structures and truly represent the people of each of the provinces that voted for them and who trusted them. I hope it can happen.” The one who joined the initiative was Jujeño vice-governor, Alberto Bernis: “With a block like this we would achieve a lot. So that is the central objective of these meetings. We do not want to fight with anyone, but to ask for what belongs to us based on history and what they took from us.”
If the parliamentary representations are added, This block would have 65 national deputies and 33 national senators. “Perhaps the cigars should be subtracted from Freedom Advances but they would still have a significant weight and the Casa Rosada would be faced with the need to address the region’s demands,” he reflected to Scope a legislator who participates in the meeting and who encourages the formation of the Large North Block in Congress. The initiative is in line with what other provinces are already doing, with the recently created Coastal Region which is encouraged by governors of Together for Change because the JxC seal is insufficient to represent them due to the prevalence of demands by region, rather than partisan, said a source.
Silva Neder He vehemently demanded that the redistribution of national funds be in accordance with the contribution made by the provinces and criticized the deepening of the asymmetries with the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. “During the time of this national government this was even more noticeable, despite the fact that it does not have a square meter where it can produce a kilo of soy, wheat or barley,” he said.
Breach
Vice Governor Marocco emphasized the lack of compliance by the Nation with the sending of funds for works. “The position we have is to reach understandings for the resources that were in execution and were readjusted. We want that to be fulfilled by the national authorities. Misiones, Tucumán and Salta We already have a block of national deputies that is permanently working in that direction,” he expressed. When asked about the privatization of Belgrano Cargas announced by the Nation, in which governors Raúl Jalil (Catamarca) and Gustavo Sáenz (Salta) expressed interest in passing it into the hands of the provinces, the host vice-governor indicated that “we are interested in what the Nation has announced but participating is not only in the privatization of Belgrano, also in everything that concerns the railway.
Activities
The vice governors met with representatives of the United Nations (UN), among them, Alberto Stella (director of UNAIDS for Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay); Felipe Ajenjo (head of the Office of the Resident Coordinator); Paula Mortola (Executive Associate of the Office of the Resident Coordinator) and Claudia Mojica Lara (Resident Coordinator).
The parliamentarians representing the ten legislatures of the NEA and NOA will work in the ordinary and permanent commissions in which they will address various topics. The schedule foresees that this Wednesday the 53rd Plenary Session of the Parliament of Norte Grandeat the Limache Convention Center and then the conclusions are announced.
Source: Ambito
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