The coincidence of the northern governors who participated yesterday in the events in honor of General Martín Miguel de Güemes was in the demand for true federalism to be exercised in the country. They also agreed to add support to the draft basic law and the fiscal package, or at least to finish approving them in Congress.
Regarding the Güemes Pact, proposed by Gustavo Sáenz, the leaders of the other provinces joined the item that calls for a better distribution of federal resources, although formal adhesion to the pact ended up being limited only to political, economic and social representatives of Jump.
All the governors of the NOA region were present, with the exception of La Rioja. Raúl Jalil, from Catamarca, participated; Osvaldo Jaldo, from Tucumán; Carlos Sadir, from Jujuy and Gerardo Zamora, from Santiago del Estero.
Before the traditional parade in honor of the Gaucho Hero, some of them spoke to the press.
Jalil praised the Large Investment Incentive Regime (RIGI), included in the Bases law. Basically because it opens a favorable context for the development of mining in his province. The same would happen with Salta and Jujuy.
“This law will improve the possibility of more investments arriving. It will allow large (mining) projects to grow in the province,” said the man from Catamarca.
Along the same lines, Sadir pointed out that together with his peers from Salta and Catamarca, with whom he also forms the so-called Lithium Roundtable, they supported the RIGI “because it is a very important tool.”
“Fundamentally it has to do with the possibility of new investments, thinking about what mining means in our provinces, but also in the impact that these investments have, not only on local suppliers, but also on direct labor. It seems to me that we have worked well and we hope that the RIGI and everything that comes ahead will be very good for our provinces,” said the Jujuy president.
Jaldo, meanwhile, recalled that despite coming from a political group opposed to President Javier Milei, he supports the Bases bill.
“Without lowering the flag and the party to which we belong, we have given support to the national government. It cannot be that in six, seven months of government, the president does not have a law, does not have laws,” he said.
“The truth is that we agree with the basic law and above all with the fiscal package. In the fiscal package, the moratorium, money laundering and income tax are co-participatory,” said the man from Tucumán.
Regarding the income tax, the northern governors are interested in the official project, which lowers the tax base of this tax, which would result in greater income for the districts.
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Regarding the Güemes Pact, the gaze of the invited leaders was focused on the need for a better distribution of federal resources. Beyond that, there were no other mentions, especially because the governors were already summoned to the “May Pact”, which is promoted by the national government and would finally be signed on July 9 in Tucumán.
“I think the pact (of Güemes) for the project to modify co-participation is very important in view of the need for a more federal country, one that looks inward. Taking into account the amount of public works that are needed aimed at development and greater production “said the governor of Jujuy in this regard.
For his part, the president of Catamarca considered that the pact proposed by Sáenz is “timely.”
“In the sense that northern Argentina needs public works, roads, gas, the bi-oceanic corridor to be completed so that we can develop,” said Jalil.
Jaldo, likewise, insisted that the Güemes Pact “aims at federalism.”
