‘Omnibus Law’, promoted by Javier Milei, is approved in the Argentine Congress

O ‘Omnibus Law’star project of the Executive of Javier MileiIt was generally approved this Friday in the Chamber of Deputies of the Argentine Congress by 144 in favor and 109 against.

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The session was called for Tuesday at 2pm local time (5pm GMT). After eventual approval of the articles, the ‘Omnibus Law’ It would go to the Senate for review in the Upper Chamber.

Party of President Milei, Advances of Freedom (far-right), which has only 38 deputies, received the support of the Republican Proposal (center-right) – the formation of former Argentine president Mauricio Macri -, the Radical Civic Union (center) and the majority of members of the Federal Coalition .

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The Peronist Union for the Fatherland bloc, the left and some deputies from provincial formations voted against the project.

The Bases and Starting Points for the Freedom of Argentines Law, known as ‘Omnibus Law’ Due to the number of articles and the magnitude of the reforms it proposes, it is the tool with which Executive Milei aims to deregulate the economy and reduce the burden of the State.

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The minority situation of the far-right party in power and the resistance of some blocks in supporting certain measures increased the size of the text from the original 664 articles to the 584 that remained after the committees’ plenary and, after the elimination of the fiscal tax. To avoid disagreements with the opposition, the opinion that reached the Chamber included 382 articles.

Just an hour before the vote, Milei demanded “responsibility and speed” to deputies to approve “consensus project” from the ‘Omnibus Law’ that has been debated for three days in Congress and told them that they had the opportunity to demonstrate which side of history they wanted to be on.

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“For months they accused us of being undemocratic because we exposed a political caste that only looks out for its own interests. Today they have the opportunity to demonstrate which side of history they want to be on.”he said in a message published on his social networks.

For months they accused us of being undemocratic because we exposed a political caste that only looks out for its own interests. Today they have the opportunity to demonstrate which side of History they want to be on. https://t.co/frExbPKZ3Y

-Javier Milei (@JMilei) February 2, 2024

Outside Congress, social, political and trade union organizations are mobilizing against the ultraliberal president’s adjustment policy, although no incidents like those that occurred on Wednesday or Thursday have been recorded.

Source: Elcomercio

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