During the political table meeting, the Minister of Economy, Luis Caputo, presented this Tuesday the main indicators contemplated for the 2027 Budget that will be sent to Congress later in the day. There, it is expected a GDP growth of 4%, an average inflation of 21.1% and an increase in the average salary of 25.4%.
“The project once again contemplates a positive fiscal result and It will be the first time in our history with four consecutive years of surplus in the financial linewithout the country being in default,” said government sources.
Meanwhile, exports of more than US$130 billion and a favorable trade balance of goods and services of more than US$15 billion are expected.
Likewise, it is estimated an annual average exchange rate of $1,728 pesos. “It is not a prediction if it does not arise from the calculation between the current exchange rate and the estimated inflation for 2027,” official sources noted.
In relation to the legislative agenda, the national senator, Patricia Bullrich, referred to the beginning of the debate on the electoral reform in committees and the treatment of the rest of the projects that are in the Upper House was analyzed.
Likewise, it was reported that This week the bill for the Defense of National Sovereignty will be introduced by Deputies to toughen sanctions against illegal exploitation in the Malvinas Islands and create a National Security Council.
The meeting was attended by the Secretary General of the Presidency, Karina Milei; the Chief of Staff, Diego Santilli; the Minister of Economy, Luis Caputo; the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Martín Menem; the national senator, Patricia Bullrich; the Undersecretary of Institutional Management, Eduardo Menem; the vice chief of the Cabinet of Ministers, Ignacio Devitt; the presidential advisor, Santiago Caputo; and the Secretary of Communication and Media, Fabián Fernández.
Caputo announced in the morning that the government will maintain zero deficit in public accounts. “We are going to be presenting fiscal financial surplus for the fourth consecutive year; “It will be the first time in our history that, not being in default, Argentina has four consecutive years of surplus in the financial line,” he said from the Palacio Libertad.