Argentina: Mega DNU de Milei. Deregulation at the service of big companies and attack on the working class and the people.
By Sergio Garcia
After having announced it several days, Finally tonight, President Milei made the announcement about the presentation of his mega DNU that covers many aspects of which he mentioned and highlighted thirty topics.
Among the deregulations mentioned are the following 30 points:
Repeal of the Rental Law: so that the real estate market works smoothly again and that renting is not an odyssey.
Repeal of the Supply Law so that the State never again attacks the property rights of individuals.
Repeal of the Gondola Law so that the State stops interfering in the decisions of Argentine merchants.
Repeal of the National Purchase Law that only benefits certain actors in power.
Repeal of the Price Observatory of the Ministry of Economy to avoid the persecution of companies.
Repeal of the Industrial Promotion Law.
Repeal of the Trade Promotion Law.
Repeal of the regulations that prevent the privatization of public companies.
Repeal of the State companies regime.
Transformation of all state companies into public limited companies for subsequent privatization.
Modernization of the labor regime to facilitate the process of generating genuine employment.
Reform of the Customs Code to facilitate international trade.
Repeal of the Land Law to promote investments.
Modification of the Fire Management Law.
Repeal of the obligations that sugar mills have regarding sugar production.
Liberation of the legal regime applicable to the wine sector.
Repeal of the national mining trade system and the Mining Information Bank.
Authorization for the transfer of the total or partial share package of Aerolíneas Argentinas.
Implementation of the open skies policy.
Modification of the Civil and Commercial Code to reinforce the principle of contractual freedom between the parties.
Modification of the Civil and Commercial Code to guarantee that obligations contracted in foreign currency must be paid in the agreed currency.
Modification to the regulatory framework of prepaid medicine and social works.
Elimination of price restrictions on the prepaid industry.
Incorporation of prepaid medicine companies into the social work regime.
Establishment of electronic prescription to streamline service and minimize costs.
Modifications to the regime of pharmaceutical companies to promote competition and reduce costs.
Modification of the Companies Law so that football clubs can become public limited companies if they wish to do so.
Deregulation of satellite internet services.
Deregulation of the tourism sector by eliminating the monopoly of tourism agencies.
Incorporation of digital tools for automotive registration procedures.
The true scope of the measures
These measures mentioned, along with many others, They have the common thread of favoring in each case the large capitalist and employer groups., free them from all state control and allow them to act on each issue according to their profits without any type of control.
To this we must add thatThe so-called "modernization of the labor regime" is to advance in removing acquired rights to build a regime of slavery favoring employers in terms of paying overtime, layoffs and severance pay, among other things that will worsen the lives of millions of employees. To this we must add that in the complete document of the DNU it also advances in threatening or sanctioning those who carry out measures of struggle in the workplace and an attack on the right to strike in sensitive places such as education..
Overall, the entire plan presented, there is nothing new, They are old recipes updated in their discursive presentation, attacking privileged politicians to make them pass within their social base. But at the same time, They are one more sign that this government is determined to try to advance at speed in the coming months in structural changes that will guarantee the profit of a fewand an impoverishment of millions with the removal of democratic rights.
A leap in authoritarianism
Both, The mere existence of the mega DNU shows the character of a government and a president who claims to defend freedom but in less than two weeks of government, yeswants to govern by decree in an authoritarian and undemocratic leap, that aims to generate fundamental and structural changes, something requested by the big bourgeoisie and the IMF, through a decree. Reactionary policy that parallels the repressive and illegal actions of its security minister, that today suffered its first setback with thousands arriving at Plaza de Mayo and overcoming its security forces who could not prevent it.
A jump is coming in the responses on the street
Only minutes had passed since Milei's announcement andThe pots and pans began to ring in different neighborhoods of CABA and in various municipalities of Greater Buenos Aires, also in Mar del Plata, Rosario, Mendoza, La Plata and other cities. When we write this first analysis, the pots and pans continue ringing and we will see how far they go., for nowIn several places, neighbors block streets and also defeat Bullrich's protocol tonight. But the truth is that they exist in many places at the same time and are a symptom of what is to come., which can become much more massive than today, in the repudiation of these measures.
At the same time we know that such an anti-popular package, including a direct attack on workers, It would be worthwhile for the CGT to call for combat measures right now. But beyond some statements, As always, he does not talk about these measures.We must demand them more than ever, because in the face of such a package it is not enough to judicialize or say that they are opposed. Call to carry out the necessary measures, an active general strike and national struggle plan.And in the meantime let's organize in each workplace those who really want to fight tell all this.
evidently, It is 20 December is not just another. It began with a repressive attack on stations and harassment of people. He continued with thousands defying Bullrich's protocol and defeating him. Then Milei came announcing a big package in favor of the capitalist leaders of the caste and against the people. And the day ends with cacerolazos in different places. This is how the country is and it is going to become more and more tense.Milei is playing with fire and is going to burn.
