The political tension over the debate on the
Omnibus Bill
in the Chamber of Deputies did not last over the weekend.
The president of the block of deputies of the Civic Coalition, today within the interblock We Make the Federal Coalition,
Juan Manuel López
came out to cross and harass
Javier Milei
and accused the La Libertad Avanza block of being
“quite lazy.”
The exchange began after Milei published
a joke by comedian Nik
.
The head of state uploaded a vignette to his Instagram account where one of the characters comments that the Milei government “has achieved an unprecedented feat,
a unique milestone
, unrepeatable in history
”
which was that
“the deputies took office in January.” .
The Civic Coalition legislator did not like the humor.
In front of everyone, in the response section to the post, she went out to cross and harass the president.
“How unfair, President,”
he began the defense of him.
López reminded him that last January "a few deputies" were left "defending the independence of the Judiciary when Kirchnerism began the Political Trial of the Court.
"You didn't even come by to say hello
," Carrió's bishop reproached him for the time when Milei occupied a seat in the Chamber of Deputies.
"Let's be honest, your bloc was quite lazy,"
López reproached him and explained that the libertarians at that time
"voted in general and never stayed for the vote in particular
." Do you remember?” he called him out.
Nik's joke that Milei replied on her networks and Juan Manuel López's response.
“We will not do the same. Greetings
, “López concluded, discharging him in relation to the presence that they promise they will have throughout the debate, in particular of the Omnibus Law project that will begin this Tuesday in the chamber.
What was the "airport tax" that Milei did not vote for?
In October 2022, within the framework of the debate in the Chamber of Deputies of the 2023 Budget project, the government of Alberto Fernández managed to approve
a new airport tax
during the debate in particular .
Although Milei raised his voice against the creation of new taxes, he, who at that time occupied a seat in the lower house, was absent from the vote.
What ignited the anger of the rest of the opposition against the libertarian was that
the new tax was approved by only one vote
that, if the current President had been present in the room, would have been rejected.
Javier Milei and Victoria Villarruel when they occupied a seat in the Chamber of Deputies.
Photo Federico López Claro.
Milei had left the premises in a surprising way along with her blockmate who is now vice president, Victoria Villarruel, after the general approval of the Budget
Article 121 was what led Milei to be in the eye of the storm.
It created a new tax on flights, at that time of $250 pesos, for all people traveling on
domestic and international flights,
whether on scheduled or private flights.
This new tax was approved by one vote and the Juntos opposition came out to criticize the attitude of Milei and Villarruel since if they had been present it would not have been approved.
One of the most vehement had been
López himself
, who exposed Milei's escape to the entire venue.
"Can the secretariat inform me if the Milei block has returned to the premises? I can't see the end and it is very frustrating because we
have lost the vote on a tax by one vote,
that is the creation of a tribute, that is a tax, and we want to know if the deputy has returned," he asked the president of the lower house
Cecilia Moreau
who replied: "Call him and ask him, the truth is that I have no idea."
D.S.