National opposition lawmakers on Thursday demanded that the labor reform presented by the Government in the Senate begin its processing in the Chamber of Deputies, as it includes tax modifications. According to the Argentine News Agency, national deputy for United Provinces Esteban Paulón submitted a formal note to Vice President Victoria Villarruel and Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni for them to withdraw the Labor Modernization project from the Senate and 'present it where it corresponds'. 'Bad start. If we give in on procedure, we give in on the Constitution. And without a Constitution, there are no labor rights, no social justice, and no Republic.' 'Any attempt by the Executive Branch to evade this procedure distorts the bicameral system, violates exclusive powers, and the procedure can be judicially annulled,' he warned. For Moisés, 'before debating the content' of the labor reform, there is 'the institutional obligation to guarantee that the process is constitutional.' Finally, the senator emphasized: 'Defending institutionalism is not a whim. The labor reform must go to Deputies,' wrote the Santa Fe socialist on her social network X account, and added that its entry into the Senate 'only responds to the whim' of the head of the La Libertad Avanza (LLA) bloc in the Senate, Patricia Bullrich, to 'capitalize' on its possible approval. 'Lobbying': the closed-door meeting the CGT has in Congress to stop the labor reform. According to her argument, 'the project includes reforms in charges and contributions, as well as modifications in Income Tax and VAT'. In accordance with the National Constitution, any change in tax matters must initiate its process in the Chamber of Deputies, although the Government maintains that this case is not covered because a new tax is not being created. In the same vein, Federal Conviction national senator Carolina Moisés demanded that the labor reform begin its processing in the Chamber of Deputies. The Jujuy native stressed that the labor modernization project 'includes a tax chapter (Title XXIV)' and at the end repeals a dozen tax laws', explicitly modifying VAT and Income Tax. 'The Senate cannot accept the entry of an initiative that, by express constitutional mandate, must begin its processing in the Chamber of Deputies,' she indicated. In this sense, she warned that 'the Constitution is not a formal procedure or a political obstacle' but rather stipulates 'the rules of the game that guarantee the institutional balance of the Republic'. In this regard, she mentioned that Article 52 of the Magna Carta 'clearly establishes that laws relating to taxes must originate in the Chamber of Deputies'.
