Argentina
Congress enters a week marked by the 2027 Budget, the Malvinas and the economic agenda
The Government plans to send the 2027 Budget bill and a Malvinas initiative to Parliament, while the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies will reactivate debates driven by the ruling party and the opposition.
Political activity this week will have Congress as its main stage, with the imminent introduction of the 2027 Budget and a government bill on the Malvinas, along with a series of legislative debates in both chambers.
This Tuesday, September 15, is the deadline for the Executive Branch to send the Budget to the Chamber of Deputies. There, the official forecasts on inflation, the dollar, economic activity and the priorities set for an election year will come under review.
According to Ámbito, the presentation of an initiative to defend national sovereignty over the Malvinas is also expected, which includes sanctions for companies linked to unauthorized operations on the islands and the creation of a National Security Council.
Ahead of that, Javier Milei will receive deputies and senators from La Libertad Avanza this Monday at Casa Rosada to set the parliamentary strategy. The meeting will take place after a previous gathering in which the President spoke about the economy and gave lawmakers the book La economía en una lección, by Henry Hazlitt.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Senate will resume consideration of the Political Reform. Among the points under discussion are changes to the financing of political parties, Ficha Limpia and the elimination of the mandatory presidential debate. Both C5N and Ámbito noted that the ruling party still does not have the necessary support to move ahead with eliminating the PASO. Patricia Bullrich appears as one of the main backers of that debate.
That same day, in the Chamber of Deputies, the Finance and Consumer Protection committees will begin analyzing bills aimed at addressing household debt, in line with what was agreed at the last session.
For Wednesday, a plenary session of the Disability and Budget committees of the lower house is scheduled, where the one-year extension of the Disability Emergency will be debated. The discussion will also put the focus on La Libertad Avanza’s position, after it decided to present its own proposal.
In the Senate, meanwhile, the ruling party is considering bringing two economic initiatives to the floor on Thursday: Inocencia Fiscal II and the reform of the Central Bank’s Charter, both with committee approval from last week. The agenda could also include the gradual transfer of powers from the National Justice system to the city judiciary and the new Biofuels law, for which negotiations continue to secure the necessary votes.
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