Overview

• The upper chamber voted 59–9 with 3 abstentions to reject President Javier Milei’s veto of Law 27.794, which would distribute year-end ATN surpluses automatically among provinces.
• Governors and allied lawmakers described a nationwide “asfixia financiera,” framing the vote as a federal pushback against discretionary under‑execution of funds.
• Santa Fe’s Maximiliano Pullaro said his province’s three senators backed the provinces and detailed recent ATN disbursements of 5,000 million, 4,500 million and 3,000 million pesos that he argues fall short of recurring needs.
• Tucumán’s Osvaldo Jaldo called for negotiation with the Presidency, urging that governance take precedence over electoral confrontation.
• Provincial leaders linked sustained fiscal tightening and recent corruption allegations to eroding public trust and renewed their appeal for formal talks with the national government.