The governor of La Pampa, Sergio Ziliottoopened this Wednesday the 54th period of ordinary sessions of the provincial Legislature with a balance of management, accusations of “discrimination” against the national Supreme Court and expressions of confidence in his re-election.
“In our province To speak of democracy is to speak of Peronism. Every time there were free elections, society gave us the responsibility to govern. And we have no doubt that he will continue to accompany us,” he said.
In several sections, Ziliotto alluded to the rulings of the Court since the government of Mauricio Macri denied the province funds for public works and housing.
“Lately, the rulings of the Court, or its inaction, accentuate the discrimination against the pampeanos, cutting off rights, not only water rights. There are other examples. It has been 3 years since a simple settlement form was approved, which would allow us to recover erroneously discounted co-participation funds“, he denounced.
“Meanwhile, in a very short time, it resolved a lawsuit from CABA, endorsing a 2016 decree by former President Macri, by which he tripled the co-participation of the richest city in the country to the detriment of all the provinces of Argentina,” he compared. .
Ziliotto described it as “an arbitrary and political ruling. We were not wrong when we asked for his trial, more evidence of the spurious relationship of the Court with the CABA government emerges every day. Wherever and before whomever, we will continue to defend La Pampa “.
He thanked the national government for its support, announced investments in housing, the Internet, hospitals, and energy, and announced that he will seek to nationalize the natural gas service: “Today we produce 79% of total consumption. With Pampetrol and the cooperatives, we are facing a key opportunity to clear the path towards energy sovereignty for the people of the Pampas,” he said.
Chamber of Deputies
Beginning of Ordinary Sessions 2023
Speech Highlights (Part 2/5)• The growth of hydrocarbons does not stop.
Oil production grew 6.5% and gas production 5.2% compared to 2021.— Sergio Ziliotto (@ZiliottoSergio) March 1, 2023
“Our Pampetrol plays a fundamental role in this sovereign task. In 2026 the contract with the Camuzzi Gas Pampeana concession ends. In view of this, we will hire a consulting study that provides data and statistics, to determine business volume, assets, quantify investments and plan an investment from Pampetrol, associated with the cooperative movement,” he said.
He also highlighted the “presidential award that put an end to the Mendoza adventure to seize the Colorado River. There will be no Portezuelo if the rights of all the provinces are not respected.”
“At the same time, we have been suffering from ecocide due to the absence of our Atuel river and Salado river. We will continue to claim before the national government and the Court,” he warned.
Ziliotto highlighted that Banco de la Pampa granted “30,500 million pesos in loans to SMEs and companies”which allowed the creation of more than 1,700 jobs and highlighted that exports from the Pampas reached 212 million dollars in 2022.
He added that La Pampa has “305 completed public works, 260 in execution, 67 in the process of being executed, 57 in bidding, which adds up to 689 public works for more than 198 billion pesos, contributed by the Nation and the province.”
He assured that “we have consolidated the growth that La Pampa has shown since 2004. In the last 18 months the economy grew at a rate of 2.4% per year, well above the national average.” He said that “we achieved it by leaving behind other jurisdictions that some show as a model of strength and development”, alluding to the Federal Capital.
In health, he highlighted that in three years there was “a strong investment in hospital infrastructure, equipment, technology and human resources.” And in education, he highlighted that “98.5% of students with disabilities are integrated into inclusion schools” and “16% coverage was reached in the 3-year-old room, with a projection of 90% at the end of the year and its universalization in 2024”.
“We have delivered 1,333 social housing, another 1,587 are ready to be delivered, and 2,132 will be finished by the end of the year. In addition, the delivery of 528 plots of land with services, destined for families with income to build their own home,” he listed.
