Buenos Aires, April 9 (NA) -- The President's Office highlighted this Thursday the final sanction in the National Congress of the bill to adapt the Minimum Budgets Law for the Preservation of Glaciers and the Periglacial Environment.
Through an official communiqué, the Executive stated that the reform promotes greater technical precision to guarantee legal security and empower the provinces in the use of their resources. According to the Argentine News Agency, the Government considers that the previous wording was 'confusing' and generated interpretations that prohibited mining activities even in areas where there were no resources to protect.
Additionally, the Executive reaffirmed that environmental care and economic growth 'are not enemies, but complementary engines of a free and prosperous Nation.' The President's Office noted that 'attempts at interference by foreign organizations failed' and that the environmental sectors that sought to 'impede progress' have lost again.
Finally, President Javier Milei expressed special recognition to the governors Marcelo Orrego, Raúl Jalil, Carlos Sadir, Gustavo Sáenz, and Alfredo Corne for their coordinated work in drafting the norm.
'This historic reform clarifies with scientific precision that the protection of glaciers and the geoforms of the periglacial environment that perform hydrological functions must continue,' the official text states, clarifying that the exploitation of minerals will now be permitted in lands that were 'misclassified.' The communiqué emphasizes that these changes respond to a historical demand from the provinces of the Lithium Table (Catamarca, Jujuy, and Salta) and the Copper Table (Mendoza and San Juan).
