Rogelio Frigerio He added an important interlocutor in his relationship with the national government. To the dialogue that he already had with Guillermo Francos added a direct line with Luis Toto Caputo. The Minister of Economy received the president of Between rivers and, after the meeting, the provincial management speaks of a “more comfortable” second semester.
The economic scenario of the province was very turbulent during the first six months of management. Between the fall in revenue sharing, collection and discretionary transfers, the decrease is around 30%. “A bombshell in terms of income,” acknowledged a spokesman for the Frigerism Letter p.
Bet on a “normal relationship” with Javier Milei
At Casa Gris they understand that a new period could begin after the sanction of the omnibus law and the tax reform, which they take for granted. They are betting on a normalization of relations between the Nation and the provinces, especially the allies.
The meeting between Caputo and Frigerio, they say, crystallizes this new stage marked by the transfers of public works and resources from the Nation to the provinces. “We need predictability and to know what the Nation is going to stop assuming and what resources it is going to give to the province to assume public policies,” they explained to Letter p.
In this context, the Executive interprets the talk between the minister and the governor as a first step towards stability. “We do not see a view of conflict on the part of the national government, at least not with the allied provinces,” they insist, although they also show some caution when it comes to expectations because, as within Casa Rosada, they recognize the unpredictability of the president’s conduct.
The public accounts that Rogelio Frigerio wants to put in order
The government hopes to overcome the difficult first semester with a more balanced month of June. They project that with the return of the Income Tax, the situation will finally settle down. “There is a different budget projection,” they say. For Income Tax, the government estimates that it will recover about 170 billion pesos per month.
For Frigerio, it is key that it is clear what the Nation will take charge of and what it will not. In that orbit, he and the other allied governors ask for differential treatment. A sort of rewards and punishment scheme. “They can’t put us all in the same bag, those of us who support and those who vote against,” the spokesperson said.
As this media learned, at this time the Juntos governors are studying a joint communication highlighting that thanks to their support Javier Milei achieved his first legislative success. Now, “the allies” are ready to ask for something in return: to resolve the Caja’s debt, which Entre Ríos prosecuted, and to give them certainty about the works that are relevant for each province.
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