Milei could change the conditions of the “emergency”

The Argentine executive, under the administration of Javier Milei, revised the proposal of the so-called ‘omnibus law’, contemplating the possibility of shortening the initial emergency period. At the opening of the debate on this legislative reform in Congress, representatives of the Government presented this new perspective.

The omnibus law, an ambitious project with 664 articles, proposes extensive modifications in various areas of the State. Originally, it would allow Milei to declare a public emergency until 2025, with the option of extending it for an additional two years.

However, during the first presentations at the Congress, Eduardo Rodríguez Chirillo, Secretary of Energy and co-author of the project with Federico Sturzenegger, suggested that the emergency period could be limited to one year, with an optional extension of an additional year.

“The reduction of the emergency period to one year, plus an extension, has been contemplated in the final version of the project,” Chirillo admitted, emphasizing the need for legislative powers to reduce the size of the public administration.

On the other hand, Rodolfo Barra, Attorney of the Treasury, stressed the urgency of the proposed reforms in the law to face the economic crisis, even suggesting that the Constitution would not be an obstacle in this context. During the day, the first of three scheduled debates began, with the participation of key figures such as the Minister of Justice, Mariano Cúneo Libarona, and Chirillo himself.

Rodrigo De Loredo, deputy and leader of the UCR bloc, expressed his willingness to collaborate in the passage of the law, although he stressed the need to prioritize social demands and a plan for economic and financial stability. The Radicals, part of the Together for Change coalition, have expressed concern about the project’s approach.

Pro MP Silvia Lospennato announced that her party will propose changes to the bill, rejecting the idea of a declaration of emergency with discretionary powers and extensions by the government. “We will not support emergency self-prolongation, a practice that we consider an institutional violation,” Lospennato said, referring to the actions of Alberto Fernández’s previous Peronist government during the Covid-19 pandemic.

K. Tovar

Source: La100

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