Overview
- Senators approved the 2026 budget 46–25 with 1 abstention and then passed key chapters in particular, avoiding changes that would have sent the bill back to the lower house.
- Chapter II cleared 42–28 with 2 abstentions, including Article 30 that removes statutory funding floors for education, science and defense, and Article 12 that allows the government to halt transfers to universities over reporting gaps.
- The plan sets 2026 targets that include 5% GDP growth, 10.1% annual inflation and an official exchange rate of 1,423 pesos per U.S. dollar in December, with a primary surplus goal under the government’s deficit‑zero policy.
- Passage relied on La Libertad Avanza plus the PRO, parts of the UCR, provincial blocs and three Convicción Federal senators, marking a split in the peronist ranks after intensive vote‑hunting led by Patricia Bullrich with Interior Minister Diego Santilli and Treasury official Carlos Guberman.
- In a separate vote, the Senate approved the Inocencia Fiscal law 43–26, raising tax‑evasion thresholds and creating a simplified income‑tax regime that the government says protects savings, while opponents warn it weakens enforcement.