The Chief of Staff, Guillermo Francosdescribed the approval of the Base Law in the Senate, but made it clear that they will insist on those chapters that did not receive the green light in the upper house. He said that they are going to remain firm with the privatizations and that they hope to recover the Personal Income and Property Tax in Deputies.
As the Senate introduced changes to the texts approved in Deputies on April 30, The project with modifications returns to what was its original chamber for its final sanction. Deputies can now ratify the entire original text, accept partial changes or discard others. But they cannot introduce amendments again.
In that sense, Francos advanced: “It is true that there were things left in the way that we will try to recover in Deputies. Profits and personal assets, of course. I am convinced that when the deputies approved that part of the tax reforms they were convinced of what they were doing. Furthermore, these reforms benefit the provinces.”
The Chief of Staff was one of the first voices of the Government to speak after the approval in the Senate of the law promoted by Javier Milei. To secure those votes, the ruling party had to give in to pressure from the opposition and accept some changes. Among the modifications, it was decided to lower Aerolíneas Argentinas, Correo Argentino and the public media from the privatization plan.
In this regard, the Chief of Staff warned in a conversation with radio Miter: “It is a law that had modifications, without a doubt. If one says the privatizations that were proposed in Aerolíneas, Correo Argentino… We are going to insist on that. One thing is that they have not been approved in this law. We will present specific projects on concession or privatization proposals. “When you talk about reform of the State you have to be serious.”
In an interview with radio Miter, the head of the ministers acknowledged that “this law does not solve all the problems but it allows progress.”
Looking to the future, Francos was emboldened by the possibility of reviving the failed May Pact that Milei had called in Córdoba. “The May Pact was born to be in May but we can wait until June or July,” said the official.
“If you ask me, I would do it on July 9, in Tucumán, independence day, because I think that With these laws we have become independent from a group that has generated an impact on the economy and society during these last 20 years that we want to leave behind,” he stated.
In that sense, he added: “It would be the ideal date for several reasons: first because it is Independence Day, second because when one talks about independence one talks about freedom and third because it is in Tucumán. And because there is a governor there who has worked side by side with us despite being a different political sign to build a different Argentina for the future.”
Francos put the focus of his praise on Osvaldo Jaldo, the Tucuman leader of Peronism who worked for the approval of the Bases Law. The Chief of Staff also highlighted the governor of Salta, Gustavo Sáenz.
“I highlight Jaldo because it is the province of Tucumán, which is so dear to the feelings of Argentina. And with the governor of Salta I have also worked side by side and he has been supportive from another political perspective,” he said.
