Overview
- A presidential decree convenes congressional extraordinary sessions from December 10 to 30 with an agenda that includes the 2026 budget, labor reform, a Penal Code overhaul, a Glaciers law update, and fiscal measures such as a fiscal–monetary commitment and a tax compliance initiative.
- The Consejo de Mayo meets Tuesday at 13:30 to present its final report with eight proposals covering property rights, fiscal balance, deep spending cuts, education, tax reform, natural-resources development, labor rules, and trade openness.
- Two complex planks—federal revenue-sharing (coparticipación) and pension reform—were pulled from the first package and slated for later debate in 2026.
- A circulating labor-reform draft details part-time contracts, pay set in pesos or foreign currency and by productivity, a bank of hours, and an optional severance-replacement fund via collective agreement, alongside limits on judicial discretion and adjusted indemnity calculations, drawing public opposition from the CGT.
- The government prioritizes swift passage of the 2026 budget built on 5% GDP growth, 10.1% inflation, and an exchange rate of 1,423 pesos per dollar, while signaling that not all Council proposals will enter the December docket and backing a Glaciers change that lets provinces define periglacial zones.