Controversy with Axel Kicillof: he enabled 79 new positions for the Social Welfare Institute at a million-dollar cost

Through a decree published in the Official Gazette,

, in relation to the structure that had been in force since 2005. 

As explained from the IPS to

, of the positions added to the structure, 62 are the permanent staff of the agency, which must meet a minimum of seniority.

The opposition, on the other hand, argues that the charges that Governor

authorized when signing the decree are actually 128 and that they will generate an

.

"Approve the organic-functional structure of the Institute of Social Welfare of the Province of Buenos Aires, according to the organizational chart and actions that, as Annexes I (IF-2023-01255652-GDEBA-DPSYCTIPS) and II (IF-2023-03359448- GDEBA-DPSYCTIPS), are an integral part of this decree", maintains the text signed by Kicillof, which creates numerous positions in the body in charge of managing retirement and pensions in the Province.

And it details an endless list of charges.

among which new provincial directors, line directors, deputy directors and heads of departments stand out.

From the IPS they confirmed the new additions, although they qualified the numbers that the national deputy of Together for Change

exposed on his Twitter account .

"The change in structure is real. The IPS worked with the same scheme since 1993. It was modified by different decrees and after 30 years the organization needed a new structure to be able to fulfill the functions and challenges we have today," sources said. Buenos Aires

And they added: "

, which also has to meet a minimum of seniority."

And they detailed, seeking to lower the political impact of the measure, that "these are positions that are going to be filled by workers who have been doing this task for years without having an appointment."

Santilli criticized the appointments

Different is the calculation made by the candidate for opposition governor

, who

to the official structure of the IPC, since 2 new provincial directors, 26 line directors, 18 deputy directors and 82 department heads are added. . 

According to that account, the positions within the IPC went from 26 to 154 from 2005 to 2023, following the decrees signed in both years.

From the Province they argue that there were other intermediate decrees signed in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2012.

"Good news for the friends of @Kicillofok in today's Official Gazette: 128 new political positions in the Social Welfare Institute (IPS). #FaltaMenos for the Province to stop being a refuge for La Cámpora," tweeted Santilli, who according to the polls, he is shaping up to be Kicillof's main political adversary in the elections for governor of the province of Buenos Aires.

"The result of these changes is an overrepresented structure that in no way responds to the requirements of the agency, but rather

, a trademark of the Kicillof administration," Santilli added.

In Province they rejected the sayings of the deputy

.

"It is a malicious comment. He mentions 128 new political charges and it is not like that," they say.

And they claim that "many IPS workers will become directors."

Therefore, they describe, "the new political positions would be between 10 and 12, regional directors, as part of the decentralization of the IPS."

The Social Welfare Institute (IPS) is

, appointed to the position last year, after having been undersecretary for social policies of the Ministry of Community Development led by the secretary of La Cámpora, Andrés Larroque.

46 years old, she is part of the organization founded by Máximo Kirchner in 2006.

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