The president blamed former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner for the increase despite signing a decree authorizing it in February

Interior Minister Francos said the starting point will be the issues of the previous bill the parties had already agreed upon

The decision comes after Milei voiced his opposition to the wage bump and a mere 24 hours after it started making headlines

Sixty-eight scientists from all over the world expressed ‘deep concern’ over Argentina ‘giving up on its scientists’  

The 29-year-old also allegedly threatened to shoot his interlocutor and attack pro-government protesters

The decision comes on the eve of a meeting between Milei and provincial leaders to discuss future reforms

The provincial leaders will make the announcement in an upcoming summit

The abrupt measures came just days after Milei promised to shut the public news agency down and a month after he decreed a public media takeover

The president invited political leaders to sign a ‘May pact’ in an apparent attempt to calm tensions over funding cuts