The initiative designed by the Executive Branch has several changes since its presentation: the Government made concessions on the law in search of consensus with opposition deputies and with the objective of approving the most important points.
Now, the focus is on the Senate, the chamber that anchors strong provincial representation and that more explicitly expresses the position of the governors.
In the Senate the numbers are tighter, but this Tuesday’s clean and jerk ignited optimism in the ruling party. Javier Milei celebrated the approval and said that he is “getting closer” to being able to carry out the May Pact in Córdoba “to usher in a new era of prosperity for Argentina.”
The Minister of the Interior, Guillermo Francos, is in charge of finding accessions in the conversations with the provinces. In that sense, He expressed that “we have talked a lot with Raul Jalil: The issue of mining is fundamental. The deregulations and investment opportunities present in the law, such as the RIGI, They generate many opportunities for provinces like Catamarca and Salta or all those that have gas and oil.” In addition, he highlighted the efforts of the governors Gerardo Zamora (Santiago del Estero) and Claudio Vidal (Santa Cruz).
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The Senate waits to debate Javier Milei’s project in the Senate.
Photo: Senate.
Base law: what are the points of conflict between the ruling party and the opposition
The first point of conflict between the opposition and the Government of Javier Milei is the restitution of income tax. The governors are at a crossroads: the measure would mean greater income for the provinces but, nevertheless, many of them supported the reduction of the tax in 2023.
The other points with dissenting opinions, those topics most questioned during the debate in deputies, are delegated powers, privatizations, some items of the Large Investment Incentive Regime (RIGI)money laundering and Personal Assets, among other issues.
Tobacco will also be at the center of the parliamentary debate, after the Chamber of Deputies included at the last minute the chapter referring to tobacco taxes. tobacco. The approval of this section was one of the closest: 82 votes in favor, 77 against and 69 abstentions.
Javier Milei warns the governors about the Bases law: “Those who do not accompany in the Senate are left out of the May Pact”
President Javier Milei analyzed the average sanction of the Law Bases in the Chamber of Deputies and warned the governors provincial authorities for definitive treatment in the Senate and the later May Pact: “Those who do not accompany in the Senate are left out of the May Pact.”
In radio statements, the libertarian president placed emphasis on the upcoming debate to be held in the Upper House, where the leaders control provincial representation more strictly: “For the May Pact there are people, like the governor of the province of Buenos Aires, Axel Kicillof, who does not want to go down this line, those who do not accompany in the Senate are left outside”.
“If they block the fiscal part, we do not have a problem with the fiscal result, The provinces have that problem.. If I cannot introduce the reforms now, I will introduce them on December 11, 2025,” he added dialogue with El Observador in relation to a possible rejection in parliament.
