Argentina
The PRO Distanced Itself from the Government Over Disability Changes in the 2027 Budget
Mauricio Macri’s party questioned the planned cut for the sector and said the ruling party was mistaken. Meanwhile, La Libertad Avanza moved forward in the Chamber of Deputies with its own bill to replace the current emergency with a permanent regime.
The PRO again drew distinctions with Javier Milei’s government by questioning the changes on Disability included in the 2027 Budget bill. In a statement, the party led by Mauricio Macri said the ruling party “was mistaken” in promoting changes that, it argued, weaken key tools to guarantee benefits and pensions.
The group said it supports decisions it considers correct, but warned that it is not “here to applaud everything or to oppose everything.” In that context, it said disability must be treated as a state policy and stressed that fiscal order cannot mean, in its words, abandoning people with disabilities and their families.
According to the media reviewed, the debate comes as the ruling party made concessions in the parliamentary negotiations and is pushing a permanent law for the sector instead of keeping the current emergency in place. The initiative was worked on together with allies and includes rules on benefits, pensions, fee updates and system financing.
C5N reported that La Libertad Avanza secured a majority report in the joint committee meeting of the Disability and Budget and Finance committees, with the backing of the PRO and the UCR. That outlet added that the ruling party’s draft retains points such as the universality of the fee schedule, monthly fee updates and pensions for people with disabilities, although it eliminates the emergency framework.
According to Todo Noticias, several of the changes had been proposed by blocs from the PRO, the UCR, Por Santa Cruz, Producción y Trabajo and Adelante Buenos Aires, which also questioned the functioning of the current system and defended the need for a permanent solution. In the Casa Rosada, according to that outlet, they say they are willing to make concessions, but that the priority is to replace the emergency with a stable law.
C5N also warned that, while the disputed chapter remains in force within the 2027 Budget, two opposing definitions of the system’s future will coexist: that of the new government bill and that of the changes incorporated into the budget text.
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