Cristina Kirchner criticizes articles of the “Bases Law”: "Is the emergency declaration only going to justify the high rate?"

Within the framework of the debate in the Chamber of Deputies of the Nation on the so-called “Bases Law”, Cristina Kirchner expressed its concern about the provisions that grant the Executive Branch the power to terminate or modify public works contracts prior to December 10, 2023, in cases of emergency.

“Tomorrow the Chamber of Deputies of the Nation will discuss the self-named ‘Bases Law’, whose Title III on ‘contracts and transactional agreements’ authorizes the Executive Branch, ‘for emergency reasons’, to terminate or modify contracts.” of public works that have been celebrated prior to December 10, 2023,” said the former president.

However, the former president highlighted the exclusion of certain contracts from this provision, especially those linked to privatization processes authorized by Law No. 23,696, as well as those signed within the framework of activity promotion regimes or business stimulus programs. investments or production.

“In other words… it empowers the president to cancel 2,308 paralyzed public works throughout the country, of which 119 are national universities, but prohibits him from reviewing the dollarized contracts for the generation of renewable, thermal and water energy, the main cause of the astronomical increase in electricity rates,” said the former president.

The former president questioned the coherence of this provision, arguing that it limits the president’s ability to address an issue as delicate as the disproportionate increase in electricity rates, negatively affecting various sectors of society, including industrial, commercial, neighborhood clubs, universities and the pockets of Argentines.

“Isn’t it a good decision to tie the president’s hands on such a delicate issue that has such a negative impact on all activities of daily life?” questioned the former president. “In addition to not being a good decision, it is inconsistent with the declaration of emergency regarding energy established in the first article of the aforementioned law. Or is the declaration of emergency only going to be to justify the higher tariff?” She concluded.