The communist governor of Buenos Aires Axel Kicillof looked again towards the Casa Rosada in search of resources. After years of management and allocating the provincial budget to multiple political, social, and gender priorities, he is now demanding national funds to face the consequences that the phenomenon of El Niño could generate.
Kicillof presented a contingency plan in light of the possibility of persistent rains over the coming months and took the opportunity to once again criticize the government of Javier Milei. Instead of fully assuming responsibility for provincial infrastructure, the Buenos Aires governor pointed again at the national government and demanded that they transfer resources.
The governor assured that he will demand National Treasury Contributions (ATN) and the Water Fund, funds that, he claimed, the national government has withheld.
Kicillof asks Milei for money again
During the presentation, Kicillof stated: "I will demand that the national government return the money from ATN, from the Water Fund that was stolen from the province of Buenos Aires and from 23 other provinces".
The governor's strategy is once again familiar: when faced with a management problem, demand more resources from the national government.
This time, the argument is the possibility of intense rains and floods related to the El Niño phenomenon. For Kicillof, the response requires planning and resources, but a significant part of the solution he proposes again depends on the national government sending money.
The demand raises questions because the Province of Buenos Aires has its own budget and is responsible for a large part of the infrastructure and prevention policies within its territory.
The governor blamed Milei for public works
Kicillof also used the presentation to attack the President.
"We have a national government that is in denial, flat-earth that cuts public works", the governor fired, referring to the austerity policy implemented by Milei.
