Politics Economy Local 2026-03-12T20:35:25+00:00

Buenos Aires Minister Accuses National Government of Defunding Public Works

Infrastructure Minister Gabriel Katopodis stated that the national government has deprived the province of Buenos Aires of over 22 trillion pesos, causing a serious crisis. He emphasized that the province is working to restore investments and called for clear rules for Argentina's sustainable development.


Buenos Aires Minister Accuses National Government of Defunding Public Works

The Minister of Infrastructure and Public Services of the Province of Buenos Aires, Gabriel Katopodis, stated on Thursday that the national government is defunding local public works. According to him, the nation has deprived the province of over 22 trillion pesos, causing a very serious crisis. However, we are working to reverse this situation with our own investments and great effort, complained the official on behalf of Axel Kicillof. In this regard, Katopodis pointed out that producers are complaining about the poor condition of the roads. We are working every day, having already intervened in more than 5,500 kilometers, and the goal is to tackle another 5,000. But, fundamentally, with the conviction that the province must have daily investment in roads, country roads, and highways, stated the mayor of the Buenos Aires municipality of San Martín. When asked about agricultural export duties, he considered: We must continue to find the best decisions, the rules, the conditions of possibility so that the development of Argentina is sustainable over time, that is what the producers demand, and anyone investing in Argentina wants clear rules of the game. IP The PJ Buenos Aires Elections Kicillof's minister also referred to the internal elections of the provincial Justicialist Party (PJ), which will take place next Sunday in some districts. I think it is an election that will allow for participation, a new stage begins with Axel at the head of the Justicialist Party but with the conviction that Peronism will continue to propose and work for an alternative for 2027, Katopodis assured.