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Argentinas Milei takes his chainsaw to the state, cutting 15,000 jobs and spurring protests

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina said Wednesday that it had cut 15,000 state jobs as part of President Javier Milei’s aggressive campaign to slash spending, the latest in a

The cuts are part of the president's broader strategy to achieve fiscal balance at any cost.

Buenos Aires, Mar 26 (EFE).- Argentine President Javier Milei announced Tuesday that he would terminate some 70,000 public sector employment contracts due to expire at the end of this month as part of his severe fiscal adjustment plan. “We have dismissed 50,000 public employees. Not only that but contracts have been canceled (…) 70,000 contracts …

The clock is ticking for this legislative session. After this week, only five weeks remain in the regular session. The General Assembly is tackling major legislation that needs to cross

The Legislative Analyst’s Office also said cutting telework stipends would be “disproportionately difficult” for small savings.

Teachers and state employees would get raises, and homeowners could get relief, too, under a spending plan debated by the South Carolina House this week.

Buenos Aires, Feb 28 (Prensa Latina) Workers of the Argentine aeronautical sector went on a 24-hour strike demanding a salary adjustment following the current economic situation.

The downtown restaurant owners wants a city code change so it can redevelop as a result of a lack of lunchtime customers.

The midyear budget also takes advantage of the healthy surplus by funding more than $1.1 billion in capital projects for the first time in memory with cash rather than bonds