The recent questioning of Federico Sturzenegger Axel Kicillof for financing graduate trips with provincial funds has generated an intense debate in the Argentine political sphere. Sturzenegger, Minister of State Deregulation, harshly criticized the governor of the province of Buenos Aires for his public spending policies, pointing out that these measures go against the austerity and efficiency promoted by the national government.
During an interview on Radio Miter, Federico Sturzenegger expressed his disagreement with the use of provincial funds to finance graduate trips, a policy implemented by Kicillof. According to the minister, this measure is an example of how some governors use co-participation resources inefficiently.
“Javier has a vision that, for me, is one of those things that he tells you and leaves you reflecting a lot. He says: ‘Look, we were elected to manage the national government and we are going to make this work well, make it cheap, make it efficient,'” Sturzenegger said.
Sturzenegger was forceful in his criticism, stating that financing graduate trips with provincial funds is a waste of resources. “If a governor wants to distribute thermoses and finance trips for fifth-year graduates, we do not need to mention it, and that means that to finance that in his province he has to charge 7% of gross income.
And people vote for it. “So it is a problem for the voter of that province,” said the minister. The minister also highlighted that the national government has committed to reducing public spending and taxes, in contrast to Kicillof’s policies.
“We are going to lower spending and we are going to lower gross income,” said Sturzenegger. So far, Axel Kicillof has not responded publicly to criticism from Sturzenegger. However, it is known that the Buenos Aires governor has defended his public spending policies on several occasions, arguing that they are designed to benefit the most vulnerable sectors of society.
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The graduate travel program, for example, was presented as a measure to guarantee that all students, regardless of their economic situation, can enjoy this experience.
The questioning of Sturzenegger It also revived the debate over federal tax sharing. The minister insisted on the need to review how funds are distributed between the provinces and the national government. “It is necessary to debate again how co-participation works,” he stated, recalling that this issue is included in one of the points of the May Pact proposed by Javier Milei.
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