Argentina
Milei reinforces defense of the economic plan and seeks to revive his agenda in Congress
The President met again with ministers and lawmakers while the ruling party prepares debate on the 2027 Budget, a Malvinas bill and electoral reform. According to Infobae, the internal message aims to close ranks amid troubling economic signals.
Javier Milei resumed a series of meetings at the Casa Rosada with ministers and lawmakers focused on the state of the economy and the need to publicly sustain the government’s strategy, according to Infobae. The goal, according to that outlet, is to bring order to the ruling coalition in the face of economic data that set off alarms within the group itself.
Still according to Infobae, the President reiterated that approach after a week marked by mixed indicators. The Government celebrated the slowdown in August CPI, which came in at 1.7%, but at the same time INDEC reports showed sharp declines in industry and construction. Economists also consolidated the forecast that GDP in 2026 will end with growth slightly above 2 points, below the ruling party’s initial projection.
That scenario is having a direct impact on the budget debate. The outlet noted that the 2026 Budget has become outdated in key variables, such as economic growth and annual inflation, projected at 10.1%, while the cumulative figure for the first eight months had already reached 21.3%. In that context, the ruling party will now focus on the 2027 Budget.
Among the issues that, according to Infobae, appear as priorities are funding for education, university financing, disability and defense. In the latter area, the Integrated Naval Base in Ushuaia stands out, following last week’s visit to the area by Pablo Quirno and Carlos Presti.
In addition to the budget, the Government expects to send Congress a bill linked to Malvinas, under the title Defense of National Sovereignty. According to Infobae, the text was still being adjusted in the Legal and Technical Secretariat, but it will be sent with priority status, in line with the shift Milei has imposed on that claim.
The legislative agenda also includes electoral reform. The ruling party wants to reopen in the Senate the debate over eliminating the PASO primaries, although Infobae warned that the process is not guaranteed and that, for now, the intention appears more like a test to gauge support. In that debate, Ficha Limpia also appears as a signal to allied sectors.
For this week, the Senate is set to debate the reform of the Central Bank’s charter and the second installment of Inocencia Fiscal. However, doubts persist within the ruling party because of recent precedents in which it failed to gather the necessary number to hold a session, as happened with the attempt to debate the biofuels law.
According to Infobae, in his meetings with lawmakers Milei did not focus mainly on parliamentary engineering, but on reinforcing the political defense of the economic course. The Government even released images of the President explaining his arguments with a whiteboard.
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