The governor of the province of Chubut,
Ignacio Torres
, estimated that there are many possibilities that the national government could achieve
approval of the reverted Base Law
, but on the other hand,
he ruled out the possibility of reinstating the fourth category of the Income Tax
.
"I believe that there are great possibilities that the law will pass. The most controversial issues, such as withholdings, fishing, are not on the table. Therefore, I would say that it
is a project that has a broad consensus
," Torres said during a interview this Sunday on
Radio Miter
.
"After the law comes out, a pact that is declarative can be discussed in May. It is very difficult to be against some things that it says, in fact that the Constitution establishes," added the Patagonian, in reference to the proposed May Pact by President Javier Milei in his opening speech to the ordinary sessions of the National Congress.
However, he warned that first the Government must negotiate not only with the governors but also with the leaders of the legislative blocs.
"Prior to that, the work that needs to be done, beyond the dialogue with the governors... There is a myth that says that the governors manage Congress, and that is not the case. We have more representation in the Senate, that is true, but
in Deputies, working with block leaders is essential
," he stated.
Despite the good harmony that, according to Torres' words, there now seems to be between governors and the Government, the man from Chubut - who was one of the first to openly confront President Milei, even with a judicial chapter - put a limit on the ambitions libertarian: the Income Tax.
"(At Friday's meeting) Profits were discussed, various taxes were discussed because the discussion is deeper. It is about responsibility, obligations, and how the effort of all taxpayers is distributed.
The topic of Profits is the more difficult to generate an agreement
, because rolling back the measure in this inflationary context is a very hard blow for workers," said the governor.
And he went a little further with his forecast: "
I believe that the Income Tax thing is not going to work out
. I insist: rolling it back at this time would be a very hard blow. But it can be reconfigured so that it is progressive, fairer, and consider the differences in the costs of living that exist in Argentina".
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