Opposition deputy Luciano Laspina could be on the hook for the sum of one piglet after apparently losing a bizarre bet on inflation to colleague, Carlos Heller. During a house session last June, Laspina said “We’ll have an inflation of more than 100%, I’m betting a piglet on …
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Government presents judicial reforms, tax amnesty bills for special sessions debates
Yesterday evening, President Alberto Fernández formally announced that lawmakers would be called to special congressional sessions from January 23 to February 28 in order to debate 27 bills, including several politically charged issues such as the bid to impeach the Supreme Court. Four of the bills are about …
Leaders of opposition coalition Juntos por el Cambio have announced plans to boycott the government’s legislative agenda for the duration of its impeachment bid against the supreme court. “For as long as this abuse against the Supreme Court of Justice continues, we will not give quorum or viability …
Rodríguez Larreta appoints economist Redrado to BA City government
Buenos Aires mayor and opposition figurehead, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, has appointed top economist Martín Redrado to his team in a move signalling his possible cabinet lineup if he were to win the 2023 presidential elections. Redrado will join his government in the newly-created role of Secretary of Strategic …