Argentina
Bullrich again questioned the Government over disability changes in the Budget
The La Libertad Avanza senator said she had not been informed about the modifications included in the bill and called for greater political coordination. She also warned about the legislative and social impact of the issue.
Patricia Bullrich again expressed her discomfort over the changes incorporated into the Budget bill on disability and questioned the lack of coordination within the ruling coalition. The senator said the issue had not been raised at the political table before the text was sent to Congress and stressed that neither she nor Martín Menem were aware of it.
According to reports by Radio Mitre, Crónica and Infobae, Bullrich said the discussion had been moving in another direction and that in the Chamber of Deputies work was under way on a consensual solution. In that context, she argued that a decision of that kind could not appear by surprise in the bill and called for such definitions to be debated first in the Government’s political forums.
In remarks cited by those outlets, the lawmaker said the disability issue is especially sensitive and asked that the affected families be taken into account. She also warned that the lack of prior information exposes the ruling coalition before allies and the opposition and could affect governability during the Budget’s treatment.
Radio Mitre reported that in the Casa Rosada they admitted operational failures and described the episode as a coordination error, although they questioned that the dispute had become public. That outlet added that within the ruling coalition the debate is growing over how the political table works and how those disagreements can complicate the approval of key measures.
Infobae reported that within the ruling coalition they attributed the lack of coordination to the Ministry of Health and the Secretariat of Legal and Technical Affairs. That outlet also detailed that the disputed chapter introduces permanent changes to the system of care for people with disabilities, including modifications to benefits, pensions and the scope of the Unique Disability Certificate.
Crónica reported that the new text repeals articles that had been negotiated with sectors of the allied opposition and proposes changes to the disability pension scheme, in addition to transferring to health insurers and prepaid plans the definition of amounts for providers.
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