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Milei Accelerates Record ATN Transfers to Provinces as 2026 Budget Vote Nears

Fresh alignments in the lower house have handed La Libertad Avanza the first minority after provincial delegations broke from Peronism.

Overview

  • The government disbursed 43 billion pesos in recent days—20 billion to Tucumán, 12 billion to Misiones and 11 billion to Chaco—according to official data compiled by Politikón Chaco.
  • Additional allocations are accrued and expected for Catamarca (10.5 billion), Entre Ríos (7 billion) and Salta (6 billion).
  • December’s partial payouts already exceed May’s previous high of 21 billion pesos, marking the biggest month for ATN of the Milei era after zero disbursements in November.
  • The transfers coincided with meetings led by Interior Minister Diego Santilli as deputies split to form provincial blocs, helping LLA overtake Peronism for the first minority in the Chamber of Deputies.
  • Santilli is dedicated to securing votes for the 2026 budget, a fiscal innocence measure and a statutory deficit ban, while the Executive declines to implement a congressional ATN distribution law it vetoed and Congress ratified.