More chainsaw: the government grants a salary bonus to officials who cut expenses

The national Government formalized a measure that grants salary incentives to officials who reduce the staffing in the State.

The provision, published in the Official Gazette, was signed by the Chief of Staff, Guillermo Francos, the Minister of Deregulation and State Transformation, Federico Sturzenegger, and the head of Economy, Luis Caputo.

The regulation establishes an additional salary for officials who manage to decrease the number of employees in their areas.

How the staff reduction incentive works

The benefit is framed in Administrative Decision 7/2025 and establishes that the "additional retributive units" will be granted based on the budget savings caused by the reduction of staff.

"Grant extraordinary supplements based on objective productivity indicators," defined the Government.

The calculation of the additional is based on:

• The value of each Retributive Unit (UR)
• The reduction of the state workforce between 2023 and 2024
• A percentage of the average public employee salary (6%)

The Ministry of Deregulation and Economy will oversee the distribution of this bonus, which will be distributed among the officials of each area.

How much officials will receive

According to the annex of the regulation, the amounts to be distributed will be as follows:

• 10,000 UR for Vice President Victoria Villarruel, the Chief of Staff, ministers, secretaries, and decentralized authorities linked to the Presidency.
• 7,500 UR for the Deputy Chiefs of Staff.
• 5,000 UR for secretaries with equivalent rank.
• 3,000 UR for undersecretaries and similar positions.

Strong rejection from ATE's "ñoquis": "Milei's enveloped ones"

From ATE, the union of state "ñoquis," the reaction was immediate. ATE Capital's Secretary, Daniel "Tano" Catalano, criticized the regulation on social media:

"Look at what they do with the layoff money in the National Administration. They leave thousands of families on the street and pocket the money themselves."

Meanwhile, ATE National's head, Rodolfo Aguiar, went further and described the measure as a payment to officials for firing employees:

"MILEI'S ENVELOPED ONES! Seriously @JMilei, are they now going to get paid for firing? In the end, yours is nothing more than a Government of mercenaries."

Call for protest and warning of more "ñoquis" layoffs

ATE called for a day of struggle this Thursday at 12 in front of the Ministry of Deregulation and State Transformation (Av. Alem and Viamonte). They demand the reinstatement of dismissed staff and denounce that 50,000 contracts are at risk.

"We can't wait until April. If the Government executes a new cut, we won't tolerate mass layoffs," warned Aguiar.

Meanwhile, the Union of Civil Personnel of the Nation (UPCN), led by Andrés Rodríguez, did not comment on the bonus to officials. They only adhered to the strike on April 10 called by the CGT.

Sturzenegger defends the reduction of political spending

From the official side, Minister Federico Sturzenegger celebrated the reduction of positions in the State. On social media, he shared a graph with the 34.9% drop in hierarchical positions and defended the adjustment:

"Fewer positions for officials mean fewer taxes for all Argentines. That's what it's about. VLLC!"