The head of the union, Rodolfo Aguiar, questioned: “The 800 million dollars that the reduction in withholdings to the countryside implies cannot be compensated with the massive dismissal of state employees and the closure of public organizations.”
The Association of State Workers (ATE) This Sunday he rejected the decision of the Government to eliminate withholdings from regional economies and temporarily lower taxes by 20% aliquotsfor all grains by pointing out that the measure to benefit the agricultural sector will be financed with a “30% reduction of the State.”
Rodolfo Aguiar, head of the union, emphasized that the State “cannot resist more cuts and public employees cannot tolerate more adjustments.” “If we don’t stop Milei now, later it will be too late. The democratic regime at this time becomes an absolutely authoritarian system in our country”, he emphasized.
ATE pointed out that the administration of Javier Milei “intends to compensate the 800 million dollars for the reduction in withholdings to the countryside with a reduction of the State by 30%, mainly by eliminating and merging decentralized entities.”
In this regard, Aguiar questioned: “The Government’s intention to shrink the State by 30%, even if it concerns decentralized entities, is impossible. If this measure were carried out, basic and essential services would not be guaranteed“, and added: “The 800 million dollars that imply the reduction of withholdings to the field cannot be compensated by the massive dismissal of state and the closure of public organizations. “That will necessarily have an absolutely negative social repercussion.”
Regarding the next actions of the state union, Aguiar announced: “From ATE we will define this week the call to our organic bodies. Just calling for joint meetings to define a salary increase is not enough. The State model and the role it has to play is under debate here. “We cannot continue to accept that it be reduced to its minimum expression.”
The Government announced the reduction of withholdings to the countryside
After strong pressure from agriculture, the Government gave in to the claims and announced that it will carry out a tax reform on rural production that will begin next Monday, January 27 “until the end of June”as detailed by the authorities.
Through a conference led by Manuel Adorni and the Minister of Economy, Luis Caputo, explained that They will reduce the rates for the main crops and their first productions and they are going to “permanently” eliminate withholdings from regional economies. “Lowering withholdings is restoring the presidential word,” remarked the presidential spokesperson, who indicated that the announcement is due to “the consolidation of the financial surplus which was possible thanks to the efforts of the Argentines and the rigorous economic plan.
Source: Ambito
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