In the prelude to the meeting of the governors and the Government in search of an agreement for the signing of the May Pact, Congress seems determined to turn its back on it and complicates
Javier Milei 's strategy by sending negative signals to the
Tax
reversal project
to Earnings for employees in a dependency relationship
.
The Minister of the Interior,
Guillermo Francos
, announced this week the President's intention to insist on the Profits project, since the repeal of the fourth category promoted by
Sergio Massa
and approved with the Milei vote last September, caused a drop in the financing of the provinces.
Now, the Government seeks to wink at the governors and reverse what was approved in the previous administration.
But, first among the provinces there are divided opinions and, secondly, among the deputies and senators themselves
there are conflicting positions regarding the idea of reinstating a tax
that affects workers' salaries.
In Deputies,
La Libertad Avanza
(LLA) finds it difficult to gather the votes to approve the reversal of Profits, since specifically it would have the support of the PRO and the 3 deputies from Tucumán who respond to Governor
Osvaldo Jaldo
.
"We are analyzing it because we opposed Massa's project and warned that the provinces were going to be defunded. But in this context it would only be possible to go to the highest salaries and make progress,"
Carlos Gutiérrez, from Córdoba, told
Clarín
. integrates the We Make Federal Coalition block.
Previously, Governor
Martín Llaryora
had already warned that "
the restoration of the fourth category is a mistake"
and that it would be more beneficial to aim to tax "high incomes."
It is not yet clear if the deputies of the
Civic Coalition
maintain their position of rejecting the fourth category or if they will look for an alternative.
However, from
Elisa Carrió
's space they remembered that it was Milei who asked for her elimination and the people elected him President.
"We, who had a speech of fiscal austerity, did not vote for us, so we are going to see how it is resolved. Personally I am committed to not increasing taxes," said Paula Oliveto.
Within the radical bloc the refusal to replace the Income Tax also seems to dominate.
Even the governor of Santa Fe,
Maximiliano Pullaro
, not only questioned the possibility of collecting the tax again but also proposed to Francos to charge a one-time tax to those who have assets abroad and higher incomes.
During the discussion of the frustrated Omnibus Law, the radical deputy
Martín Tetaz
had declared that if Milei and Massa canceled the tax, they would replace it.
The hose caught on in the rest of the block, according to a legislative source.
The mystery is centered on the deputies of the
"Malbec"
sector , although at the time
Alfredo Cornejo
had told the deputies that he was against reinstating the tax.
For its part, the Union for the Homeland bloc, the left and the deputies who respond to the governor of Santa Cruz, Claudio Vidal, among whom is Sergio Acevedo, have already expressed themselves against the tax that affects salaries and that with The devaluation could reach a larger segment of workers.
In the Senate, the chances of the libertarians to support the reversal of Gains are lower because Peronism has 33 votes.
Unless Juan Manzur or Sandra Mendoza from Tucumán respond to Jaldo's interests and end up voting with the ruling party.
But, Carlos "Camau" Espínola and Edgardo Kueider, both from Unidad Federal, voted in favor of the elimination of the fourth category last year and everything suggests that Alejandra Vigo, who is within the same line as Carlos, may also join Gutierrez.
Added to them is the senator for Río Negro Mónica Silva, who responds to Governor
Alberto Weretilneck
, who also repeatedly spoke out against the tax.
In short,
in the Senate the Government does not have the votes either
, despite the fact that the libertarians, with 7 senators, add the support of the Pro and Juan Carlos Romero from Salta, who was one of the critics of Massa's project.
Some votes from the UCR could be added to them.