Argentina
The Government is considering revising the disability chapter of the 2027 Budget
Casa Rosada and legislative leaders from the governing coalition are working on a new draft after the controversy sparked by the bill sent to Congress. According to La Nacion, the idea is to bring positions closer with allies without giving up all of the disputed points.
The national Government is considering changes to the disability section of the 2027 Budget bill after the controversy that arose over its content and the discomfort it generated among governing coalition sectors and allied blocs.
According to La Nacion, Casa Rosada and Congress are working on a negotiated solution, with the intention of reaching an agreed text. According to that outlet, the Executive branch is willing to make changes, although not on all of the contested points.
The controversy erupted because the initiative sent to the Chamber of Deputies eliminates the mandatory updating of disability benefits and authorizes health insurers and prepaid plans to set their own rates. Both La Nacion and iProfesional noted that this content directly affected the talks that La Libertad Avanza had been holding with Pro, the UCR and other groups over an alternative to the current emergency framework.
According to La Nacion, there was a virtual meeting between Diego Santilli, Laura Rodríguez Machado and Martín Menem to outline a new list of points that the governing coalition will put on the table. The official proposal would seek to replace the logic of extensions with permanent regulation, with objectives, costs, funding sources and oversight mechanisms that would later be reflected in the budget.
A government source cited by La Nacion said they are seeking a consensual text that leaves exceptional measures behind. Another source mentioned by that newspaper said the Government will partially concede and will seek a middle ground.
iProfesional added that in the political table they are already admitting quietly that this chapter of the 2027 Budget will probably have to be modified and that what is agreed in the disability committee report will be incorporated into that law. That outlet also indicated that within the governing coalition they are speaking of a “superior” bill and that the fine print is still under review.
At the same time, the debate exposed an internal tension over the lack of coordination between the political team and the economic area. According to both outlets, Patricia Bullrich questioned the fact that those changes had not been discussed beforehand in the political table and pointed to the Ministry of Economy.
In addition to the disability chapter, La Nacion indicated that Congress will also debate the official proposal for the AUH and the rest of the family allowances to stop being automatically adjusted for inflation. According to that newspaper, the governing coalition does not believe that change will move forward, while from Capital Humano they stressed the commitment to maintain coverage of social benefits.
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