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Milei Sends 2026 Budget to Congress, Vows Deficit Zero and Real Hikes for Universities, Health and Pensions

The plan now faces a contentious congressional test with governors pressing for transfers.

Overview

  • In a recorded national address from the Casa Rosada, Milei detailed a fiscal‑stability rule that forbids Treasury financing via the central bank and requires automatic adjustments to preserve balance.
  • The proposal assigns 4.8 trillion pesos to national universities and projects real increases of 17% for health, 8% for education, and 5% for pensions and disability benefits.
  • The framework targets a primary surplus near 2.2% of GDP and macro assumptions aligned with IMF guidance, including a stronger growth outlook.
  • Institutional measures include a Régimen de Extinción de Obligaciones Recíprocas to regularize state‑province liabilities and a simplified income‑tax declaration regime.
  • Political reactions were immediate across the spectrum as the bill enters debate in the Chamber of Deputies, with passage likely to hinge on talks over ATN and other provincial transfers.