Millionaires Transport subsidies The divided nation is in danger of unraveling A new conflict in power With the Minister of Economy Martin Guzman. Sixteen PJ Governor, Concerned that almost 80% of these subsidies come from the capital and the metro (AMBA), A bill was introduced in the Senate to provide a more equitable distribution of these resources, while in the House of Representatives, where similar initiatives were presented, It is not excluded to convene an extraordinary session.

What had hitherto been reprimanded in private, this time flew by provincial leaders after a meeting at the Federal Investment Council (CFI), which last week again became a pillar of power and an internal debate among Peron governors. Concerns about the crisis that unfolded over Frente de Todos Alberto Fernandez ი Christina KirchnerThe provincial leaders added in their discussion criticism of the allocation of resources by millionaires for subsidizing the suburbs of Buenos Aires and the transport tariffs of the capital, headed by the Kirchner governor. Axel Kitsilo And the head of the pro-government, Horatio Rodriguez Laretta.

“This is such an unfair and unequal situation that it is impossible to accept it,” said the governor of Santa Fe. Omar Perot– Receives AMBA 85% of subsidies and only 15% in the provinces.. Which means that the ticket in the metro is still frozen at 21 pesos, while in Rosario, Santa Fe and Cordoba it already costs almost four times as much and is around 70 pesos.

San Juanino Sergio Unats tooThe ideologue of the bill introduced in the Senate reflected the fatigue of the governors in the face of this inequality. “We are tired of being warned about this and that This is not how federalism is built“, – said Unak. “San Juan, like many Argentine provinces, is making significant contributions from its budget to the transportation system with great effort to maintain ticket prices. But the situation is at a critical juncture“, He warned.

This imbalance is caused by official data. According to the consultant’s report Politician ChakoAMBA received $ 96,215.2 million in public passenger subsidies in 2021; Which amounts to 77.9% of the total and is three times what was directed to the rest of the country during the same period..

At Casa Rosada they notice reprimands from governors, but so far There seems to be no clear course of action to resolve it. In the environment Alex’s warriorMinister of Transport and Man Serge Mass, They take away the final responsibility from Minister Guzman, who is responsible for opening the public spending tap or not. The head of the economic portfolio, who has not yet stopped the outflow of energy subsidy costs, responds to the commitments made with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Do not allow more black holes in public accounts.

The 16 governors gathered in the CFI doubled the pressure, and last Thursday they introduced their bill in the Senate with the signatures of Peronist senators. Christina Lopez and Ruben Unas too -Who answers Governor Unak- and Tukuman Paul YedlinChief of Staff Juan Manzur’s man. In the coming days, the front deputies will do the same for everyone Gabriela Pedrali, Hilda Aguirre, Ricardo Herrera and Sergio Cassas.

The bill of the governors envisages the creation of a single-rate compensation fund $ 360 billion for this year. “It is not proposed to spend more pesos than has already been allocated for the whole country. “What we are proposing is a more balanced distribution between the provinces and the capital.”

The leadership of the ruling party remains in Congress Tense expectations And hopes that the chair will not be blown away by the storm. “We know that several colleagues are concerned about this problem, subsidies are not enough in their provinces and transport stops are repeated. We have news that the executive is working on this; We are awaiting the ordinance promised by Guzman with the updated budget items. We hope we will have news soon, ”admits a high-ranking member of the bloc, in an almost demanding tone.

Congress, however, showed Low tolerance for minister’s delay. This happened, for example, when the opposition forced him to renew his personal property tax in December last year and, more recently, when the masses rushed him to raise the level of his tax-free income tax.

Will the same happen with transport subsidy projects? Cordovan MPs responding to the governor John Shearer They try to make sense of it by calling sSpecial sitting in the lower chamber. They will implement the project on a federal ticket presented two weeks ago by a senator and wife of the President of C კორrdoba. Alexandra VigoAnd their peers Alfredo Cornejo and Beatrice Avila, Together for Change. The initiative sets distribution criteria that cover all provinces and capitals according to objective parameters: Number of units, miles traveled and number of staff in each jurisdiction.

“We are talking to all the opposition blocs from the Federal Interblock to resolve this issue. “If we can not move forward with structural reform of the transport system, at least we are going to move forward with the most urgent, that is the budget aspect,” Cordovan said. Carlos Gutierrez.

Extraordinary meeting proposed by the people of Crdoba Promises to solve two majoritarian blocs, Where representatives of Buenos Aires and Buenos Aires coexist with their counterparts from the interior. The former find it difficult to diligently agree to transfer subsidy resources to compensate for imbalances with the provinces.

“We have received an offer to hold an extraordinary session. It is true that there is an imbalance in terms of subsidies, but we have to address the party,” the Buenos Aires pro-rapporteur apologized.

Casa Rosada acknowledges the situation Not easy to solve. In Guerrero’s entourage, they recall that the governors signed a fiscal pact during the government of Mauricio Macri, under which they agreed to take responsibility for financing transport in their constituencies. In February last year, the executive tried to abolish subsidies for the capital, but the move was unsuccessful: the Buenos Aires government demanded that any measures that were taken should also involve AMBA, as most of the bus lines run through the city. Come from Conurbano, a constituency that Kirchnerism is going to be maintained with social plans and ironed tariffs.

The governors promise not to sit in silence and if there are no answers in the coming days, they will wait for a discussion. 2023 budgetIn just three months to force a decision.