For “arbitrary.” Kicillof asked the Court to suspend Milei’s decree that cut fundsBy María José Lucesole

LA PLATA.- The government of Axel Kicillof presented before the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation a declaratory action of unconstitutionality against the decree of Javier Miley which ordered the repeal of the Strengthening Fund of the province of Buenos Aires, which implies a blow to the provincial coffers.

The decree was denounced as “arbitrary and unconstitutional” in the document presented today with the sponsorship of the State Attorney, Hernán Gómez. In the same presentation, the province requested a caution so that the balance of what is owed for November, December and January in relation to that Fund is paid without delay, and so that the contested decree be suspended.

The declaratory action of unconstitutionality was based on articles 116 and 117 of the National Constitution. The provincial government emphasized “the unilateral, arbitrary, untimely and without sufficient motivation elimination of the Fund, breaking the principles of federal good faith and legitimate trust, and the Federal Court’s own construction of the concept of federalism of concertation through a federalism of imposition.”

According to the presentation promoted by Kicillof, the decree “in an arbitrary and unconstitutional manner, it affects the rights and interests of the province of Buenos Airesignoring the pillars of a representative, republican and federal regime, and the role assumed by this jurisdiction [por la provincia] in the consolidation of the Argentine Republic and in its historical and current contribution, both economic, political and social, to the development of the country.”

The fund had been created by the former president Alberto Fernandezafter a protest by police officers who rose up to demand better salaries in an unprecedented uprising that reached the doors of Quinta de Olivos.

The police claim that motivated the creation of the fund with which Alberto Fernández had favored the province of Buenos AiresFabián Marelli – LA NACION

The Milei government, through decree 192/2024, repealed article 4 of decree No. 735, of September 9, 2020, which had created the Strengthening Fund of the province of Buenos Aires in order to “contribute to sustaining the normal functioning of the finances of the Province of Buenos Aires.”

The national government justified its decision by making “a necessary adjustment at the national level” based on the powers of the Executive Branch and the provisions of the megadecree of December 20 that declared a public emergency in economic, financial, fiscal, and administrative matters. , among other sectors.

Kicillof described the measure as “untimely.” And he reported a theft to the province of Buenos Aires. Tonight the governor is invited to the opening of ordinary sessions in the National Congress, where the President will speak.

With the creation of the Strengthening Fund Alberto Fernandez had sought to compensate the province in the middle of the pandemic in the distribution of the co-participation. For that, he took more than 1% of his portion from the city of Buenos Aires. According to a report published by the Congressional Budget Office, the annual impact will be considerable for Kicillof’s plans: the agency estimated the loss that the Buenos Aires coffers will suffer at $873,765 million.

María José Lucesole

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