Argentina
The opposition attacked the Government in the Senate over Disability and household debt
During the session on Fiscal Innocence II and Biofuels, opposition senators targeted the changes to social assistance included in the 2027 Budget. There were also questions about the economic situation and clashes over other issues in the debate.
The Senate session in which the ruling party advanced the Fiscal Innocence II Law and gave preliminary approval to the new biofuels regime was marked by strong criticism from the opposition over the changes on disability included in the 2027 Budget and by criticism of the rise in household debt.
In that context, Union for the Homeland senator Eduardo “Wado” de Pedro said the Government does not recognize the Disability Emergency and stated that President Javier Milei enjoys seeing the most vulnerable suffer. He also said that people with disabilities depend on help from the rest of society.
According to Crf3nica, De Pedro added that in recent years there had been a 40% cut in the Disability area and questioned the impossibility of economically supporting a family member who needs assistance.
Also from the opposition, Alicia Kirchner warned, according to Crf3nica, that a large part of the population is going through a situation of precariousness and abandonment and denounced a social usury linked to debt. The senator also highlighted the role of social and religious organizations in assisting people living on the streets.
The debate also included reproaches from within the ruling party itself. Patricia Bullrich again criticized the Government’s decision on the changes linked to disability and questioned the lack of political coordination with Congress. The head of the La Libertad Avanza bloc in the Senate said that neither she nor Martedn Menem had been informed about a measure she considered of great sensitivity.
On the same day, the Senate turned the Fiscal Innocence II bill into law, with support from La Libertad Avanza, the UCR, the PRO and allies, while the debate over biofuels continued. In that bill, SMEs in the sector warned about the impact the government’s initiative could have on plants in the interior.
There were also clashes over the situation in Tierra del Fuego. Senator Cristina Lf3pez questioned the official push for the Ushuaia Naval Base and criticized the President’s position on the Malvinas.
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