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Milei Government Races to Lock Governors' Votes for 2026 Budget as Caputo Screens Demands

Caputo now weighs governors' funding demands to preserve the pledged fiscal surplus.

Overview

  • Interior Minister Diego Santilli is pressing a province-by-province push to secure backing for the Budget and reforms before extraordinary sessions expected by December 10.
  • A meeting with Misiones governor Hugo Passalacqua is set for Tuesday, November 25, after talks with Santiago del Estero’s Gerardo Zamora, who indicated willingness to support the bill.
  • Governors are prioritizing the restart of public works and changes to ATN distribution, with some also seeking coparticipation of the fuel tax.
  • Economy Minister Luis Caputo is reviewing the requests to determine what can proceed without jeopardizing the fiscal surplus repeatedly pledged by the administration.
  • Congress faces a compressed calendar, with ordinary session deadlines expiring November 28, new deputies sworn in December 3, and the Chamber of Deputies needing a fresh Budget opinion.