The governments of Chaco, Corrientes, Catamarca, La Rioja, Santiago del Estero, Tucumán, Santa Fe and San Juan anticipated that they will not adhere to thedeclared national holiday” class=”com-link” data-reactroot=””>declared national holiday for this Tuesday, December 20 by President Alberto Fernándezfollowing the festivities of the world Cup obtained by the Argentine team in Qatar. Mendoza also expressed her rejection, but said that because it is a DNU she is obliged to abide by it.
The rejection of the Peronist administrations came after the announcement of the Casa Rosada was known of the national holiday.
In the Buenos aires cityInstead, they resolved that they will abide by the decree of the national government, but will provide exceptions to the holiday. He reported that “as for public services, they will have a special reduced schedule that will work as Saturdays and Sundays because it will be a non-working day due to the holiday decreed by the national government.”
In an official statement, in Tucumán it was reported that Governor Osvaldo Jaldo confirmed non-adherence to the measure while visiting the city of Concepción, in southern Tucumán. “I was here, I saw absolutely nothing about that news. But if so, I want to tell you that this week we have four business days, we are in full payment of the Christmas bonus and paying other items. In addition, the Caja Popular has outstanding payments from the special tobacco fund and The business is waiting for these dates to be able to work. Because of all this, Tucumán is not going to join”, explained Jaldo.
“Tomorrow [por hoy] Tucumans are going to continue working. We consider the Holidays and that is why we gave a holiday next Friday, and the Friday of the coming week. Tomorrow [por hoy] all Tucumans have to go to work,” he added.
In the field of opposition, the government of Mendozawhich heads the radical Rodolfo Suarez, expressed its rejection of the measure, but the province said that it also adhered. “Demagogy transforms virtue into decadence. And it distorts the good faith and joy of the people trying to manipulate essential values. The National Team has filled us with happiness because it has worked firmly to achieve its goals. That is true collective learning. So it is not reasonable that because the Argentine team arrives at Ezeiza, the country must stop producing. Irresponsible decisions that continue to damage the social fabric. In the case of a Decree of Necessity and Urgency, which has the nature of national law, and since it does not contain in its writing, the option of adhesion to the provinces, tomorrow [por hoy] Incredibly it will be a holiday throughout the national territory,” Suárez stressed.
However, the rejection also included pro-government provinces, such as Chaco, which is governed by the Kirchnerist Jorge Capitanich. “The province does not adhere to the holiday decreed by the National Government for this Tuesday, December 20. Due to this measure, all services will function normally and with assistance to workplaces, including the attention offered by the Nuevo Banco del Chaco”, he pointed out.
With the information of our correspondents
THE NATION