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The framework agreement leaves the future of the infrastructure in the hands of Entre Ríos - in most cases. The construction guidelines remain in force. The complete agreement. The framework agreement signed by the Nation and Entre Ríos on June 4 for public works that were underway under the responsibility of the Nation will require an enormous effort to determine a criterion when choosing which public works to do and which not to do. This certainty is derived from the agreement signed by the parties, that is, the national government and the provinces, where all parties commit to “promote equitable and sustainable development throughout the national territory.” The text states that “the national State has decided to transfer the financing and/or execution of certain public works to the latter (the provinces) provided that they are in a position to assume this commitment.” The agreement – ??which Página Política attaches at the end of the note – has four annexes and their respective lists of works. In the first case, Annex 1, it deals with the works that the national government passes on to the province for it to take charge of. The administration of Rogelio Frigerio, if it considers that it has other priorities, can cancel some of them. Annex 2 includes the works that Javier Milei will continue to finance, but in this case it will be the Nation that can give the thumbs down if it believes that any of them are not necessary or urgent. Section 3 lists the works that the Nation would pass on to the municipalities for them to finance, but if they do not accept them, they will be rescinded. The last annex stipulates works with international financing, but the national State will transfer the credit to Entre Ríos. In short, only in the second case is the national government willing to take charge, but always at the expense of the mood of the head of state. That same day, June 4, Frigerio met with the president of Banco Nación, Daniel Tillard, with the aim of managing a line of credit for real estate development and increasing the supply of access to housing. The idea is that they are acquired from scratch and that buyers can access them through mortgage loans. There is a government proposal to exempt interested parties from the stamp tax. The Governor was accompanied by the eternal construction businessmen of the province, who are basically the members of the Argentine Chamber of Construction, Entre Ríos Delegation: the president Laura Hereñú (Oicsa); the 1st vice president, Miguel Marizza (Caballi); and the former president of the entity at the national level, the Entre Ríos native Iván Szczech (Szczech & Szczech). Here is the official information published in due time. At the beginning of the administration, the provincial government expressed concern about the demands that companies were making. In March, the Legislature gave Frigerio the instrument he requested to sort out the debt with construction companies that he inherited from Gustavo Bordet and that he could not settle due to Mileis cuts. One day before the Senate finally approved the bill, the general coordinator of the Secretariat of Public Works and Finance, Budget and Accounts, Hernán Jacob, together with officials from the area, explained to deputies that the situation that was being experienced in public works was purely and exclusively the responsibility of the national government due to the lack of funding that involved two thirds of public works and the mega devaluation, which generated, in the words of the official, financial stress. As a summary after 6 months of management, Frigerio signed an agreement with the contracting companies to pay the huge inherited debt and reactivate public works in the province and the progress in a strategic plan for public works between the public and private sectors. |
