Overview
- Interior Minister Diego Santilli met Governor Rolando Figueroa in Neuquén on his first official visit to the province to review priorities for the 2026 Budget.
- Santilli said the administration will send a labor modernization bill to Congress "soon" after a cabinet discussion this week, followed by consultations with governors and legislators.
- Talks covered four pillars cited by both sides: the 2026 Budget, tax reform, labor rules, and a new Penal Code.
- Figueroa signaled openness to back projects that benefit Neuquén and cast the province as playing a fundamental role in building the “new Argentina.”
- Provincial officials Juan Luis Ousset and Guillermo Koenig joined the meeting as Santilli continued a broader tour, which recently included Mendoza, to build agreements ahead of the legislative debate.