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Milei Sets February Extraordinary Session to Push Fiscal Rule, Glaciers Rewrite and Labor Reform

The administration is prioritizing committee‑ready measures, postponing a complex Penal Code overhaul.

Overview

  • The government plans a second extraordinary congressional window from February 2 to 27 to seek final passage of three priority bills that already have committee approval.
  • Officials have reactivated talks to pass the labor "modernization" plan in February, with Patricia Bullrich, Diego Santilli and Martín Menem leading negotiations and a tentative February 10 vote under discussion.
  • The fiscal stability law would enshrine budget balance by penalizing officials or public bank directors for excessive spending or distortionary monetary issuance, drawing opposition criticism given concurrent revenue‑reducing tax cuts.
  • Changes to the Glaciers Law would maintain glacier protection yet shift resource regulation to provinces and lift prohibitions in periglacial zones to enable mining and hydrocarbon projects.
  • A sweeping Penal Code rewrite remains off the February agenda and has not been formally filed, though drafts outline harsher penalties, an updated juvenile regime and new cybercrime provisions.