Overview

• Unión por la Patria and allied senators aim to secure committee dictámenes today for the Deputies-approved university funding and pediatric emergency projects that include measures for the Hospital Garrahan.
• Plenaries are set for 15:00 for the Garrahan/emergency pediatrics bill and 16:30 for the university financing bill in the Arturo Illia hall of the Senate.
• Education and Health are chaired by Eduardo “Wado” de Pedro and Lucía Corpacci, while the Budget committee led by libertarian Ezequiel Atauche will participate after he objected to being bypassed in the convening.
• La Libertad Avanza and allied PRO senators are expected to oppose the measures on fiscal grounds following the President’s veto warning.
• The university bill updates budgets and salaries in line with inflation with monthly IPC adjustments, and the pediatrics bill mandates salary increases and fund reallocations for Garrahan with some pay items exempt from income tax; the Congressional Budget Office estimated ARS 133,433 million annually to align remunerations to November 2023 levels.