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Government Speeds Labor Reform Drive With Jan. 16 Strategy Meeting

Disputes over the FAL and tax changes now shape the vote count heading into an early‑February Senate debate.

Overview

  • Patricia Bullrich took the campaign to Mar del Plata, telling business leaders the Senate draft will be modified to broaden support and that she will hear CGT proposals next week.
  • Interior Minister Diego Santilli set a provincial swing to lock votes, with meetings scheduled with Chaco’s Leandro Zdero, La Pampa’s Sergio Ziliotto, a return to Chubut, and a Thursday stop with Mendoza’s Alfredo Cornejo.
  • The Fondo de Asistencia Laboral, designed to replace traditional severance and financed with roughly 3% of ANSES contributions, and a tax chapter affecting income tax remain the main flashpoints.
  • Governors from Santa Fe and Córdoba signaled fiscal objections tied to transfers, public works cuts and potential hits to revenue sharing, complicating the government’s Senate math.
  • Senate advisers led by Josefina Tajes will resume work ahead of a Jan. 26 senatorial discussion, as the government targets a floor debate around Feb. 10–11 during extraordinary sessions.