In a radio interview, President Javier Milei celebrated the approval of the Fiscal Innocence Law and the 2026 Budget with a guaranteed surplus, and stated that Argentina "once again embraced the ideas of freedom in fiscal matters." As he emphasized, this is a historic turning point: "It is probably the most important legislative day in Argentine history. In 2025 we broke the inertia of 100 years of decline."
During his appearance on Radio 10, the head of state stressed that the new fiscal framework is based on "moral criteria" and not on the logic of looting. "The fact that something is legal doesn't make it legitimate. The tax increase is not legitimate," he stated, while targeting Kirchnerist mayors who, according to him, "decided to finance themselves by going to steal from their neighbors."
Milei insisted that his commitment is to turn Argentina into "the freest country in the world" and maintained that, with zero deficit and Fiscal Innocence already enacted, the government is now in a position to move forward with an agenda of deep transformations. In that regard, he listed as next steps the tax reform, the toughening of penalties and the labor modernization, which already has a committee report in Congress.
The president also denied critical claims coming from the university sphere. In particular, he rejected the statements of UBA vice chancellor Emiliano Yacobitti, and asserted that the 2026 Budget includes "high real increases" in pensions, education, and health. "What they say is a lie. The numbers show exactly the opposite," he stated, while questioning what he defined as a disinformation strategy by opposition sectors.
On the political front, Milei highlighted the building of majorities to pass key laws, despite the limited pro-government representation in the Senate. In that context, he congratulated Patricia Bullrich and the entire La Libertad Avanza team for their parliamentary work: "We have 20 or 21 senators and 46 votes were obtained. The task was enormous and the political framework speaks for itself."
Looking ahead, the president anticipated that in 2026 he will step on the accelerator with new structural reforms. He confirmed that the government will move forward with the core points of the May Council and announced that he will again push for the approval of the Clean Record bill in order to "put an end to criminals in politics."
Finally, Milei summed up the spirit of his administration with a forceful statement: with Fiscal Innocence and the zero-deficit Budget, "in 2025 we broke the inertia of 100 years of decline."
