The Office of the President of Argentina, Javier Mielei, described as “false” the information on the elimination by the Government of the budget credit for transfers to the provincial pension funds of the National Social Security Administration (ANSES).
“Once the audit process that is being carried out through the ANSES is completed, the National State will comply with paying the amounts corresponding to the provinces that did not transfer their pension regimes to the nation,” the Casa Rosada announced on Saturday. it’s a statement.
The Presidency emphasized that “it is a commitment of the current Government to organize and balance public accounts, make spending transparent and ensure that available resources are directed to those who need them most,” stating that “the Argentine pension system urgently requires a comprehensive reform that “gives it sustainability and predictability.”
Likewise, Javier Milei “hopes that this issue can be addressed in view of the May Pact”, which will be held in the province of Córdoba on May 25.
The central government also attacked the press that provided reports on the elimination of the retirement budget in the provinces. «In times of crisis like the one we have inherited, and within the framework of a heroic effort that Argentine society is making to move forward, it is essential that the media inform themselves properly or check the information before publishing false ‘firsts’ that can alert and/or distress the population,” the statement says.
This Saturday, the governor of the province of Chubut, Ignacio Torres, recalled that Argentine legislation “obliges the national State to cover the deficit” of the savings banks that has not been transferred to the nation and asserted that he will go to court if they are not the corresponding balance arrives. At the same time, he considered “more of a clumsiness than a provocation” the cut in the sending of retirement funds to the provinces.
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