Large swathes of central and northern Argentina are facing another day of intense heat on Tuesday, with maximum temperatures forecast to reach 41°C in some cases. The National Meteorological Service (SMN) has a red alert in place for Mendoza province, north and central Neuquén, northwestern Río Negro, southern San Juan, northern and western San Luis, and the south of Buenos Aires province, with maximum temperatures around 37°C. In the cities of Mendoza, San Luis and Bahía Blanca, a high of 39°C is expected this afternoon. A red alert means temperatures are “very dangerous and can affect everyone, even healthy individuals,” according to the SMN. Several districts in southern Neuquén and western and central Río Negro were under orange alert on Tuesday, indicating that temperatures can be dangerous, especially for at-risk groups.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
January 30, 2024 19:08 UTC
If nothing else, Wednesday’s events showed that Argentina’s tradition of protesting is alive and well. Opposition to the omnibus bill and the mega-decree was the backbone of the general strike: within the demands, fighting the mega-decree’s labor reform chapter was key. It’s a far cry from Milei’s version that it can all be attributed to a “caste” clinging to its privileges. Protests are meant to be visible, meaning that attempts to curtail this characteristic are akin to censoring them. The dissonance between the government’s rhetoric and reality continued on Friday night when Economy Minister Luis Caputo announced that they would be dropping the fiscal chapter of the omnibus bill to pave the way for its approval.
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January 28, 2024 20:04 UTC
Argentine cinema has been depicting the country’s unique and frenzied economic woes since its very beginning. Landmark films are timeless, and Sweet Money is arguably the finest depiction of struggling Argentines trying to survive their country’s swinging economy. It is also a good tutorial on what to look out for when you walk the streets of Buenos Aires. Exchange Exchange (Cambio Cambio; Lautaro García Candela, 2022)Argentines are obsessed with the U.S. dollar. In his latest film, director Lautaro García Candela set out to portray the underground exchange market with Cambio Cambio (“Exchange Exchange”), entitled as the catchphrase arbolitos blurt out all around Florida street.
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January 28, 2024 09:11 UTC
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January 28, 2024 09:00 UTC
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January 27, 2024 08:32 UTC
Economy Minister Luis Caputo said on Friday that the government will drop the fiscal chapter of the omnibus bill. He also stated that the lowering of the the income tax law the government is seeking, a bill Milei recently sent to Congress, has also been placed temporarily on hold. After protracted negotiations, the omnibus bill was scheduled to be voted on Thursday but was later postponed to next week to try and secure all the votes, a spokesperson for Lower House President Martín Menem told the Herald. Together with President Javier Milei’s mega-decree, the omnibus bill seeks to reshape the way in which the country’s economic and administrative systems work. The bill originally aimed to give Milei the faculty to legislate without resorting to Congress for two years, but it was reduced to one after negotiations with members of some opposition parties.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
January 27, 2024 00:27 UTC
President Javier Milei said Argentina is “very close” to being able to dollarize its economy, a flagship proposal of the libertarian economist’s campaign that some observers said had seemingly been put on ice. “We are very close to being able to dollarize,” Milei said in an interview with Colombian journalist Patricia Jainot uploaded on Thursday to her You Tube account. “If we could clear all the interest-bearing liabilities, Argentina would be in a position to dollarize [its economy] with very little money. The president added that dollarization had been delayed due to the “macroeconomic disaster” that his government received from the previous administration. “To dollarize, you need dollars — and [the government] doesn’t have them.”The Herald reached out to a Economy Ministry spokesperson for comment but did not receive an immediate response.
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January 26, 2024 22:35 UTC
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro warned on Thursday that a deal with the political opposition for elections to be held later this year was in danger of collapse, after what he has described as “conspiracies” against him. Later, U.S. officials said they were “concerned” about the arrests, which included members of the political opposition. “Today the Barbados agreements are mortally wounded, they’re in intensive care, they were stabbed, kicked,” Maduro said in a televised state broadcast. “Hopefully we can save the Barbados agreements and, through dialogue, reach real overarching agreements through national consensus,” he added. The government’s arrest of opposition members could put the agreements at risk, and cause the sanctions to snap back.
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January 26, 2024 16:20 UTC
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January 26, 2024 08:35 UTC
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January 26, 2024 08:32 UTC
President Javier Milei’s administration has sent a bill to Congress that would lower the income tax threshold. The government also promised to implement a comprehensive overhaul of Argentina’s tax system in 2025 if it meets its 2024 fiscal goals. The drive to cut income tax was spearheaded by former Economy Minister Sergio Massa of Peronist Unión por la Patria coalition, who ran against Milei in the presidential run-off. The bill would move from a set income tax threshold to a system that depended on gross income minus social contributions. It continued by stating that income tax is the most progressive tax in Argentina’s fiscal system because it is calculated based on how much an individual earns, rather than being applied universally irrespective of income.
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January 26, 2024 03:36 UTC
A top labor court annulled six articles included in the labor reform section of President Javier Milei’s economic deregulation mega-decree of necessity and urgency, known as DNU, on Thursday. The labor chapter of the president’s sweeping mega-decree is currently suspended thanks to a temporary stay, but this ruling means that unless Congress green-lights the decree, those six articles are permanently nixed. Milei announced the controversial mega-decree on December 21, 10 days asfter his inauguration, and it went into effect on December 29. So far, the judiciary has only advanced favorably on a writ filed by the General Confederation of Labor (CGT by its Spanish initials) which led to the labor reform freeze. Last week, the writ was sent to the Supreme Court for a final decision.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
January 25, 2024 23:28 UTC
Three Tucumán national deputies have split from the Peronist Unión por la Patria coalition to form a separate bloc that will back parts of President Javier Milei’s omnibus bill in Congress. Deputies Agustín Fernández, Gladys Medina, and Elía Mansilla made the decision public in a short letter sent to Lower House President Martín Menem. La Libertad Avanza has 39 deputies, while PRO and the UCR have 37 and 34, respectively. According to Baigorrí, Jaldo met with all five UxP Tucumán national deputies and asked them to back the “omnibus bill.” While the three that have split seem to be in line with his request, the other two, Pablo Yedlin and Carlos Cisneros, have said they would not support the bill. Jaldo defended the decision to form a separate bloc as a way of defending Tucumán “interests” and denied that the Milei government pressured him to back the bill.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
January 25, 2024 14:52 UTC
Argentina men’s national football team head coach Lionel Scaloni eased the minds of Albiceleste fans on Wednesday by confirming he’ll be staying on the job for the foreseeable future. The World Cup-winning coach had set off alarms after he said he wanted to “think things through” after Argentina’s 1-0 win against Brazil in November of last year. He also referred to Lionel Messi’s future with the national team. I think he’ll carry on, especially because he’s happy on the pitch. “45 million Argentines depend on you staying on; we will always support you,” read one of several comments in support of the coach.
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January 25, 2024 14:52 UTC
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January 25, 2024 08:10 UTC