Overview
- Provincial finance minister Francisco Devita’s resignation, submitted on December 31, became public alongside departures of finance secretary Eduardo Almirón Denis and Hacienda director María de los Ángeles Vázquez.
- The government announced Alejandro Barroso as Devita’s replacement to lead the province’s economy.
- Officials asked industrial firms for an extraordinary tax prepayment of roughly 20,000 million pesos to cover the half-year bonus for about 16,000 public employees.
- Devita confirmed the province requested a 15,000 million peso advance from the national government and said authorities are awaiting a response.
- National Economy Minister Luis Caputo criticized Governor Gustavo Melella on X, intensifying tensions as factory closures and uncertainty over the industrial promotion regime weigh on provincial revenues.