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Argentina Courts Governors for February Labor Reform Vote, Floats Compensation to Offset Fiscal Hit

The push centers on offering offsets for projected coparticipation losses as pivotal governors keep support conditional.

Overview

  • Interior Minister Diego Santilli secured a public pledge from Chaco governor Leandro Zdero to back the labor reform the Senate aims to take up in the second week of February.
  • The government is negotiating a compensation package to counter revenue losses tied to the bill’s fiscal chapters, discussing higher transfers to provincial pension systems, ATN advances and financing for public works.
  • Santilli’s schedule includes a rescheduled meeting with La Pampa’s Sergio Ziliotto later this week, a visit to Mendoza to see Alfredo Cornejo and continued coordination with Chubut’s Ignacio Torres.
  • Key leaders Martín Llaryora (Córdoba) and Maximiliano Pullaro (Santa Fe) remain skeptical or set conditions, citing protection of workers’ rights and unresolved debts for provincial pension deficits and public works.
  • Casa Rosada has reactivated its political coordination table for Friday to consolidate votes, with extraordinary sessions expected to open in early February after the administration’s governor-led strategy delivered a 46–25 Senate win on the 2026 Budget.