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After resolving the retirement formula, the Government focuses on Profits to unblock the Omnibus Law - Infobae
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Tras resolver la fórmula jubilatoria, el Gobierno se concentra en Ganancias para destrabar la Ley Ómnibus
Las autoridades nacionales saben que la decisión que se tome con este impuesto es la clave para lograr el apoyo al resto de las reformas, pero aún no hay consenso entre los gobernadores
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Mach 23, 2024
National authorities know that the decision made with this tax is the key to achieving support for the rest of the reforms, but there is still no consensus among the governors
Martín Menem, president of the Chamber of Deputies (NA/Marcelo Capece)
Recently, the governors of Santa Cruz, Claudio Vidal , passed through the office of the Minister of the Interior, Guillermo Francos ; from Neuquén, Rolando Figueroa , and from Mendoza, Alfredo Cornejo , as well as the PRO deputies, Cristian Ritondo ; from the Radical Civic Union (UCR), Rodrigo de Loredo , and from We Make the Federal Coalition, Miguel Ángel Pichetto .
The Government wants to achieve the greatest possible consensus around the new Bases Law to prevent the reform package from being rejected or “dismantled” in Congress again, as happened weeks ago, and that is why it holds meetings with the main representatives of the opposition, within the framework of negotiations that will last until next month.
In this context, the national authorities surprised by unilaterally advancing one of the two points that generated the most discrepancies, the formula for updating pensions , which was finally modified through a Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU), and They concentrate on solving the other source of conflict, the Income Tax .
“The opportunities for dialogue were exhausted ,” explained a high-ranking source from the Casa Rosada about this decision, which was made while the Social Security and Social Security Commission was meeting in the Chamber of Deputies, at the request of radicalism.
It happens that the opposition still demanded that different alternative formulas that had parliamentary status be analyzed, such as the one that María Eugenia Vidal had presented and that was promoted by Ritondo, head of the PRO bloc in the venue.
Guillermo Francos, Minister of the Interior (REUTERS)
In fact, according to what sources from that party told Infobae , although in principle this space had planned to support the DNU, they also stressed that, for them, it is "a momentary solution", but that eventually the matter "will have to be discussed in Congress.”
In the same sense, the UCR bench expressed itself, which issued a statement in which it was pointed out that although its members consider that "the parliamentary route is the indicated path", they also described the national government's decision as "correct."
“At the same time, we insist on the need that the connection with the new formula in no way can mean the consolidation of a loss of purchasing power of retirees, leaving the month of January, which was the month with the highest inflation, out of the calculation.” , warned the block commanded by De Loredo.
In the ruling party, however, they are confident that, as of this DNU, one of the issues that generated the most discussions was removed from the discussion table and, therefore, the negotiations for the Base Law will be able to continue more fluidly.
However, in the La Libertad Avanza bench, headed by Oscar Zago, they fear that some sector will come out to question the increase, asking for a larger sum than the one the Government granted to retirees, and make the eventual treatment of the reform package difficult.
Cristian Ritondo with Javier Milei
For the moment, the national authorities will continue talking with the dialogue parties and with the majority of the governors, some of whom consider that the DNU is “a patch” and that the retirement formula “is something that must be approved by Congress to that it be sustainable”, although they had not sent any order to their legislators .
The provincial leaders continue to have their own difference that, in turn, makes negotiations with the Casa Rosada difficult, and that is that they have different positions on what should happen with the Income Tax.
For the Patagonia area, if the scales eliminated in 2023 by the then Minister of Economy and presidential candidate, Sergio Massa , are rolled back, oil and mining workers would be harmed, among others, two of the main productive activities in the south. , which also generate foreign currency.
However, the North requests that this measure be taken in order to increase collection, taking into account that the project that will be sent to Congress no longer includes the increase in withholdings or the possibility of sharing the tax on the check. nor the COUNTRY.
In Balcarce 50 they hope that the governors themselves will agree and unify a position that they would not be having for now, but there will be no change in strategy: they will continue listening to all parties and trying to reach a consensus on the fine print of the law.
In any case, the ruling party is in no rush to discuss the package and the meetings will continue in the coming days, after the March 24 holidays - which is expected to be controversial due to an institutional video that the Executive Branch will transmit with its version of events - and Easter, so there is still time for discussion.
