He Senate debate this Wednesday Base Law and the Fiscal Package, key initiatives in the government of Javier Milei, in a special session that is already anticipated as “marathon.” The debate in particular promises to be tough since some agreements are still missing on central articles such as Income Tax, privatizations, public employment, labor reform and the RIGI. A part of the CGT, the two CTA and social organizations marched to Congress to express their rejection.
Bases Law in the Senate, minute by minute
06/12
14:25
Bases Law: A senator said that “in Tierra del Fuego they will continue to have Airlines” and crossed to Doñate
“I am not a traitor because I have a different opinion than the senator from Río Negro, I am not selling the country,” is how the senator from Tierra del Fuego, Pablo Blanco, responded to Martín Doñate.
And he added: «I have received a lot of criticism. But I tell the inhabitants of Tierra del Fuego that they will continue to have Airlines, we managed to get it removed from the articles of the law because this Fuegian who they call a traitor insisted on that,” he remarked.
06/12
14:17
If the Base Law is approved today, Patagonian employees and retirees would be affected by the new income tax categories.
06/12
14:00
García Larraburu rejected the Bases Law and said that “it will not prevent the retirement of 9 out of 10 women”
The senator for Río Negro confirmed her rejection in her speech. She defended Aerolíneas Argentinas, Conicet and the public media. “I am not going to destroy the national industry or give away our resources with the RIGI,” García Larraburu deepened.
06/12
13:30
Bases Law: a senator from Tucumán said that “the opposition wants Milei to do badly”
Beatriz Ávila (PJS), senator from Tucuman, said that the opposition is looking for Javier Milei’s government to “do badly” in order to return to power.
«Dark intentions are woven so that things go badly for the government. It cannot be that I follow this idea that for me to return to the government things have to go badly for the other. We have to think about the people, it is time to focus on it,” said the senator.
06/12
13:19
A Patagonian senator treated Milei as “mentally ill”, in full Bases Law
In her presentation in the debate on the Bases Law, the senator for Tierra del Fuego, Cristina López, from Unión por la Patria, called Javier Milei “mentally ill” and asked that in the future “whoever wishes to sit in the chair “Rivadavia is psychologically fit.”
«I am going to make a call to the senators, we need to work urgently on a bill to protect the Argentine people from future presidents like Milei, who I consider to be mentally ill, which by definition is called a mental illness as a disorder. of health, that is, a disorder that affects the mood, thinking and behavior of people,” López said in the debate.
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13:01
The senator from Río Negro, Martín Doñate, presented his arguments against the Base Law in the Upper House. He criticized the ruling party and the allied senators who are going to “meekly raise their hands,” he said.
06/12
12:42
«Are they going to give powers to a President who says he is a Terminator? “He is dangerous,” said a senator from Catamarca.
The senator for Catamarca Lucía Corpacci (UP) began her speech by criticizing the Base Law, stating that it arrived “with tremendous errors,” and she opposed delegating extraordinary powers to President Javier Milei.
«Give delegated powers to a government that makes cruelty a flag, that believes it comes from an apocalyptic future and says it is a Terminator. Are they really going to give him delegates? “It’s dangerous,” Corpacci remarked.
06/12
12:32
Bases Law: With the support of a radical senator, there would be the votes for general approval
The senator Maximiliano Abad confirmed to La Nación and Clarín, its support for the Bases Law. His decision will leave the count at 36 to 36 and, in this scenario, the role of the vice president will be crucial in the session, Victoria Villarruelwho will have the last word in the vote.
However, he may have to leave his role to take over the presidency when Milei gets on the plane to travel to the G7 summit. She could break Abdala’s tie.
06/12
12:06
The provisional president of the Senate, Bartolomé Abdala, confirmed the changes they made to the Base Law project.
The ruling partyagreed to remove Aerolíneas Argentinas, Correo Argentino and public media of the proposed privatizations and eliminated the forecast chapter, to ensure greater support for the project at the time of the vote. It also eliminated the possibility of dissolving organizations linked to culture.
06/12
11:49
Lousteau presents his opinion of the Base Law, with harsh criticism of Milei: “For the RIGI everything and for the others, nothing”
“The Government maintains that this Base Law is a take-off point, which is what is needed for Argentina to grow definitively. He said it with the DNU, which was what was needed, it is in force but nothing of that happened: prepaid bills, gasoline increased and university financing disappeared,” he attacked and asked himself: “Is there anything about this law that will change it?” life for the middle class, for SMEs, for retirees? The truth is that little and nothing.”
06/12
11:31
Base Law: after the changes that Abdala began to list, García Larraburu asked to return to the Commission
Senator Bartolomé Abdala was in charge of defending the project. When he listed the changes that included making it impossible to dissolve Incaa and eliminating from the list of privatizations: Aerolíneas Argentinas, RTA and Correo Argentino.
Silvina García Larraburu asked to return to the committee to evaluate the brief and her request was quickly denied.
06/12
10:59
Base Law: “Six months have passed and Congress still has not provided the Government with tools,” said Abdala
“We are optimistic that the law will be followed,” he said, while specifying that he was asked between 30 and 40 modifications in the Senate.
06/12
10:41
Bases Law in the Senate: Abdala presents the project before the Senate
Libertarian senator Bartolomé Abdala, a reporting member of the ruling party, began to present the Bases Law to start the debate.
06/12
10:30
Bases Law: Mónica Silva asked for a minute of silence in tribute to Guillermo Pereyra
The Senate made a minute of silence to remember the former senator Guillermo Pereyra, who died on May 28, at the age of 80. He was representative for Neuquen and oil unionist.
06/12
10:25
“A life saving penalties”: Milei and her post at the start of the session for the Bases Law
06/12
10:15
Bases Law: the ruling party achieved a quorum and the debate in the Senate will begin shortly
La Libertad Avanza needed 37 legislators to be on their seats to begin processing the Base Law.
06/12
10:00
Bases Law: how the votes come in the Senate and who are the three that are in doubt
It is a crucial day in the Senate with the vote on the Bases Law. With 35 votes secured and 34 against, Maximiliano Abad and Santa Cruz residents José Carambia and Natalia Gadano remain uncertain, complicating the outlook for Milei.
06/12
09:56
The general secretary of ATE targeted the senator from Neuquén. “The purchase of other wills cannot be ruled out,” he said.
06/12
09:22
The Senate is preparing to debate the Bases Law in the Senate this Wednesday and, if approved, the pension moratorium regime could be modified. Find out the details of this legislation here, if it advances in Congress.
06/12
09:01
This Wednesday’s day will be marked by a series of marches and strikes in different cities. Find out what the activities are in Río Negro, in this note.
06/12
08:32
At the last minute, the Santa Cruz senators Carambia and Gadano They called to boycott the debate, but the session will open thanks to the presence of Lousteauwho will seek to force changes to the project. The controversy over Crexell continues at UNESCO. The analysis of Carolina Ramos, a journalist accredited in Congress, in this note.
Despite the withdrawal of support from two senators from Santa Cruz at the last minute, the ruling party managed to guarantee a quorum to open the debate of the “Bases Law” and the fiscal package today at 10, but it would reach the vote with 36 votes, one less than what it needs to win without going to a tiebreaker. The development of the session became tense when it became known that Lucila Crexell from Neuquén was offered an embassy and accepted.
Bases Law in the Senate: how to get to the session
The day before the day was full of tension due to the untimely call of two Santa Cruz legislators who had accompanied the majority opinion, José Carambia and Natalia Gadano, not to give a quorum. With these two absences, which were added to the 33 from Unión por la Patria, the session entered a danger zone.
The ghost finally cleared up hours later, when the head of the UCR, Martín Lousteau, confirmed to the press accredited in Congress that he will provide a quorum, although his vote on the majority text has not been defined. He said this after being called to an emergency meeting with Vice President Victoria Villarruel.
Bases Law in the Senate: the count by votes and the role of Crexell and Silva
In general, La Libertad Avanza would have seven of its own votes, seven from the PRO, twelve from the UCR, three from Unidad Federal (Carlos “Camau” Espínola, Edgardo Kueider and Alejandra Vigo), three from Cambio Federal (Juan Carlos Romero, Edith Terenzi and Andrea Cristina), two of the Renewal Front of Missionary Concord (Carlos Arce and Sonia Rojas Decut), Crexell from Neuquén and Mónica Silva from Rio Negro.
The vote of Silva It appeared as an exchange for the completion of the work on the Choele Choel roundabout and that of Crexell, as barter for the Argentine embassy to UNESCO.
Crexell denied on Monday BLACK RIVER RADIO that his support for the Bases Law was a bargaining chip for an embassy and attributed it to a campaign against him. But yesterday an internal communication from the Foreign Ministry was released in that sense and the senator had to recognize it, but always without stating that it was an exchange by law. She argued that her position was discussed with Governor Rolando Figueroa.
The scenario was, in principle, as follows: on the one hand, 36 senators from La Libertad Avanza and their partners; and on the other hand, 36 of Unión por la Patria together with Lousteau, Carambia and Gadanowho will not accompany the majority opinion.
Whatever the case, the vote on the Bases Law It could result in a tie and in that case Villarruel would define in favor. In any case, the vice president could be absent because she will have to assume ownership of the Executive Branch due to Milei’s trip to Italy. Given this situation, the provisional president of the Senate, Bartolomé Abdala, would define.
Bases Law in the Senate: questions about Profits
At the time of the vote in particular, one of the chapters least likely to see the light of day is the reinstatement of the Income Tax. The Patagonian senators, among whom are Crexell, Carambia and Ganado, are not satisfied with the increase in the non-taxable minimum offered by the Government for the workers of the region (22% more) and they also warn that the modification will not pass the filter of Deputies.
Nor are the votes guaranteed for the privatizations of public companies. This Tuesday, workers from Public Television and National Radio, as well as from Aerolíneas Argentinas and the Post Office, delivered to senators from Unión por la Patria more than 100,000 signatures in rejection.
