The House of Representatives approved the Ley Bases and the fiscal package after several months of debate. It is the first law that the government of President Javier Milei managed to approve. which considers it key to its economic deregulation plan.
With 147 votes in favor, 107 against and two abstentions The Chamber of Deputies approved in general the opinion of the Bases Law that had returned from the Senate. It was around the 1:28 early this Thursday morning.
Both this project and the fiscal package had begun to be discussed after 12 noon on Thursday. After a session of more than 13 hours and amid demonstrations in the surrounding area against the project, the Law was approved and will be sent to the Executive for promulgation.
After passing through the Senate, Aerolíneas Argentinas, Correo and Radio Televisión Argentina were removed from the list of companies to be privatized, but The government insisted on the return of the Income Tax and the increase of the Personal Property Tax threshold.
The modification of Earnings that brings the non-taxable minimum to $1,800,000 gross for singles and $2,200,000 for married people with children received 136 votes in favor, 116 against and 3 abstentions.
In this way, around 800 thousand workers will pay the tax again. The Personal Property section also prevailed, with 134 votes in favor. Finally, the fiscal package was approved with 144 votes in favor, 108 against and three abstentions.
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