The treatment of the 2023 Budget project in the Chamber of Deputies will resume this Tuesday morning with the presentations by the Ministers of Education, Jaime Perczyk; of Science and Technology, Daniel Filmus; and Environment, Juan Cabandié.
In addition, the Secretaries of Energy, Flavia Royon; of Industry, José Ignacio de Mendiguren; and of Agriculture, Juan José Bahillo; and the presidents of the Administrative Company of the Electricity Wholesale Market (Cammesa), Sebastián Bonetto; and from Argentine Energy (Enarsa), Agustín Gerez.
This is how it will resume the second week of the debate of the initiative that establishes the expenses and resources projected for 2023, which the ruling party aspires to vote on October 26.
The officials will go to Room 2 of Annex C, to present before the Budget Commission chaired by Carlos Heller (FdT).
Also this Wednesday, starting at 11, the presentations of officials before the members of that advisory body will continue.
Last week the talks were opened by the Minister of Economy, Sergio Massawho answered questions from opposition legislators, who unlike last year are inclined to collaborate to sanction the Budget.
Massa explained over more than two and a half hours the macroeconomic variables estimated for 2023 that have as The objective is to achieve a growth of 2% of the Gross Domestic Product, an inflation guideline of 60% and a reduction of the deficit from 2.5% to 1.9% of the GDP.
A distinctive fact is that more than 65% of the funds will go to social expensesincluding the payments of the different assistance plans, as well as retirement and pensions, and funds for health, science and education will be prioritized.
A claim that legislators from the interior of all political forces always raise are subsidies for transportation, and the performance of certain infrastructure works.
The intention of the ruling party is to conclude the round of consultations next week and if there is any exhibitor left to do so on Tuesday the 18th to then begin the debate among the legislators where the changes to the project will be proposed, to reach the consensus that will ensure the approval of the law on expenses and resources for the ruling party.
The project of expenses and resources for 2023 foresees an increase in private consumption estimated at 2.2% and investment at 2.9%, while in terms of financing it seeks to reduce monetary assistance from the Central Bank to the Treasury.
Regarding the distribution of spending, the project contemplates allocating $1.6 billion to the government administration; to defense and security services, $1.2 billion; to social spending, $18 billion; to economic services, $4.5 billion; and public debt, $2.9 trillion, which implies almost $29 trillion.
Budget expects an increase in exports of 7.1% against imports that would increase 2% next year, and in this way, the trade surplus would go from US$ 7,700 million this year to US$ 12,300 million in 2023.
Another central aspect will be the possibility of laundering dollars to pay for imports of supplies and services for production processesand for the construction of real estate projects as well as for the acquisition of used homes.