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Kicillof Presses Caputo to Approve $3.685 Billion Buenos Aires Province Financing

The national economy ministry has signaled it may refuse the authorization on Fiscal Responsibility Law grounds.

Overview

  • The provincial legislature cleared the financing this week, which officials say is a refinancing of past maturities from the María Eugenia Vidal administration.
  • Economy Minister Luis Caputo publicly questioned granting the request, arguing Buenos Aires Province may be breaching the Fiscal Responsibility Law.
  • Governor Axel Kicillof demanded an immediate sign-off and said the Nation owes the province ARS 13,000 million, noting a Supreme Court filing to recover transfers.
  • Provincial economy minister Pablo López said the authorization equals roughly a third of what the Nation allegedly owes—about USD 9,000 million—and estimates total resource losses near USD 11,500 million.
  • Provincial data show an 8.9% real drop in revenue-sharing transfers, and the authorization remains unresolved as the dispute with President Javier Milei’s administration intensifies.