Argentina
Gustavo Sáenz called for answers from the national government after the governors' meeting with Diego Santilli
The governor of Salta questioned the lack of support from the government for the provinces that backed official bills. He also anticipated disagreements over changes linked to the disability emergency.
The governor of Salta, Gustavo Sáenz, again distanced himself from Casa Rosada after the meeting he held this Wednesday with Chief of Staff Diego Santilli, along with other provincial governors. According to his remarks, there is a lack of reciprocity toward the provinces that supported initiatives from the ruling party in Congress.
According to his statements, in addition to electoral reform, pending issues between the Nation and the governors were also discussed. Sáenz said that the districts that backed different laws at the national level later did not receive the same support at the provincial level.
The Salta governor said that this situation is reflected in requests linked to financing and public works. As an example, he mentioned the need for authorization and a sovereign guarantee from the Nation to take on debt and move forward with works considered essential for Salta, including national roads that, he said, the province decided to undertake with international financing.
Also taking part in the meeting were Raúl Jalil, Juan Pablo Valdés and Osvaldo Jaldo. According to Perfil, the meeting was the first in a round of talks with governors that the government is promoting to seek agreements on its legislative agenda, with issues such as the 2027 budget and electoral reform.
Sáenz also said that during the meeting they spoke about the changes the government seeks to introduce in the Disability Emergency Law. On that point, he said he will not support the proposal and argued that fiscal balance must go hand in hand with social balance.
According to Perfil, among the proposals from governors in the North is also the creation of a Warm Zone regime to ease the impact of electricity rates in those provinces.
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