Argentine Ruling Coalition Calls Extraordinary Session for Budget Approval

La Libertad Avanza has initiated an extraordinary session in the Chamber of Deputies to consider the 2026 Budget Bill. The goal is to approve the document before the end of the year and send it for a vote in the Senate. Related bills on fiscal innocence and financial stability are also on the agenda.

Buenos Aires, December 15 (NA) – La Libertad Avanza has called for the first extraordinary session of the Chamber of Deputies for next Wednesday, with the central theme being the 2026 Budget Bill. According to legislative sources speaking to the Argentine News Agency, the ruling coalition decided to convene this session in order to approve the Budget in the early hours of Thursday and subsequently send it to the Senate, aiming for it to be passed before the end of the year. The ruling coalition also plans to address, alongside the Budget bill, the Fiscal Innocence projects and the framework aimed at ensuring the sustainability of public finances and the stability of the currency's value. Story developing…

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