Milei's government prepares more decrees to reduce the state and cut spending

The Government of Javier Milei, through the Ministry of Deregulation and State Transformation, headed by Federico Sturzenegger, has a series of measures ready that could be implemented by presidential decree.

The objective is to continue with the reduction of the state apparatus through regulatory reforms and debureaucratization processes. According to Sturzenegger himself, 2025 will be the year of the "deep chainsaw" or "chainsaw 2.0."

The Milei Government had planned to make a significant announcement related to state deregulation this Wednesday, but ultimately decided to postpone it indefinitely.

Meanwhile, the libertarian administration's agenda includes initiatives expected to materialize in the coming weeks. Among them, a Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) stands out, which foresees the elimination of 24 agencies, the merger of more than 15 departments, and the reconversion of another 16.

The majority of the entities involved are institutes, such as some currently under the Secretariat of Culture, which will be unified into a single structure to avoid overlaps and centralize policies. The ministries of Human Capital, Economy, and Health are among the areas that will undergo major transformations.

Nonetheless, the DNU affects various areas of the Cabinet. This is precisely why the measure has been in the drafting process for almost half a year, as possible changes in numerous sectors were analyzed, and the entire regulatory and legal process must be coordinated.

It was even revealed that last-minute modification requests were made for some ministries. "We all have to make key adjustments, they're going to have to wait a little longer to know it," commented a source from a department to the media Infobae.

Within the governmental sphere, it is noted that it would not be a single DNU, but one for each relevant area. There are two reasons for this: the first is that issuing a decree for each ministry allows for better agenda management; the second is strictly preventive, in case the measure is taken to court.

"When they were considering the idea of making a single DNU, they realized it wasn't viable because if a judge receives an injunction and grants it, the entire decree is halted," explained a source linked to the administration.

This package of measures is possible thanks to the administrative powers detailed in Article 3 of the Ley Bases, which enables the "modification or elimination of unnecessary competencies, functions, or responsibilities" in the agencies, and authorizes the "reorganization, modification, or transformation of their legal structure, centralization, merger, split, total or partial dissolution, or transfer to the provinces."

It is not ruled out that these are not the only DNUs of this nature to be presented in the coming months. There are rumors that the Casa Rosada could issue a package of 40 deregulations that could be similar (or even identical) to those included in the "Hojarasca bill," which proposes the repeal of more than 70 laws, considered obsolete regulations or that limit freedoms.