"The government would be willing to negotiate and lower the amount a bit [del presupuesto de la Nación]": Armando Benedetti

For this Thursday, the economic commissions of the Congress of the Republic are expected to discuss and vote the budget project for 2026, that the government set at 556 billion pesos.

From several benches it has been warned that it would be definanced, so it would be necessary to adjust it to 530 billion. However, from the Government they rejected this proposal from Tagus, stating that, if so, Social investment would be affected, as well as the public force budget.

“The budget that was presented is 556 billion pesos. The opposition, in a vile way, wants to take it to 530, not because anything wins, but because it wants to suffocate us. The serious thing is to approve it in 556, because there is a very large deficit for having paid the subsidy of gasoline that Iván]Duke did not pay and then would be for the next government. If that happened, everything that has to do with payments to the soldiers, with the issue of weapons, with social investments, would be affected in a serious way, ”said Interior Minister Armando Benedetti.

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However, the chief of the political portfolio assured that The government is willing to reach an agreement to lower the amount. This possibility was discussed at a meeting with the congressmen of the economic commissions.

“We were studying the alternatives which could be the time. That will be defined tomorrow Thursday in the economic commissions. We make it clear that the government would be willing to negotiate and lower the amount a bit,” he said.

On this meeting, the senator of the Verde Alliance, Angélica Lozano, who said that There is a “throw and loosen” between the Government and Congress.

The legislator warned that the president would intend to get the budget by decree, as happened with the 2025.