Overview

• The proposal would declare an emergency and empower the provincial executive to intervene in national works to ensure safety, continue or rescind contracts, and litigate to enforce obligations.
• Kicillof singled out stalled efforts such as the nearly finished Presidente Perón highway and the reconstruction of Bahía Blanca after last year’s tornado and flooding.
• Provincial officials say national projects have been halted for roughly two years, with Minister Gabriel Katopodis marking 600 days without activity and warning that nearly 1,000 works risk deterioration.
• Buenos Aires has escalated legal actions, including five filings before the Supreme Court over alleged 12 trillion pesos in noncompliance and a February 2025 criminal complaint alleging diversion of earmarked funds, with Kicillof also accusing the national government of withholding 3.6 trillion pesos for works.
• As stopgap measures, the province reported more than 100 municipalities accessing Provincia Leasing and announced a Banco Provincia loan for Junín to fund paving and purchase tractors.