Governor of Corrientes, Gustavo Valdezcame out to defend the Fiscal Year Budget Act. 2026 Sent to the state legislature, which pays for it. $3.2 billion and budget deficit $189.7 billion.
Corrientes: The 2026 budget projects spending to be $3.2 trillion, with a budget deficit of $189.7 billion.
Mr. Valdez explained that the preparation for the project was carried out as follows. “Please be very careful.” And concentrate on that public works and Ministry of Economydue to uncertainty about the future; collection In Argentina.
Budget adjustment and income stability
State leaders differentiated the current dynamic from years past.
“In other years, what we’ve seen is that the collection has exceeded expectations. And what we’ve seen is that the collection is exactly as planned. So we can’t put more revenue into the state budget, and what it generates is budget adjustment” Valdez said.
Governor, this scenario is “I don’t have money”But you need to change the way you budget. For Valdes, the new methodology is “Create a budget for what you need”This, paradoxically, “Improved accuracy in expense and investment allocation”.
Public works priorities and predictability
Valdez argued that predictability of collection is key to planning. When asked if this could affect construction plans, the governor asserted the opposite.
“If you have a clearer budget, the planning of work will be carried out more precisely, even if you do not know whether you have a budget and there is a surplus,” he explained to Radio Dos.
The governor expressed optimism about the future, noting that “we cannot rule out the possibility that revenue will continue to increase.” For this reason, he considered it essential to have predictability that would allow the administration to “pay attention to government resources.” civil servant Otherwise, if your income exceeds the estimate, maintain financial responsibility in recent years.