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Senate: the Cut in Subsidies in Cold Zones Was Approved and the Government Added a Victory in Congress

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It was in exchange for a promise to relieve the weight of electricity in "warm" districts. The expansion made by Kirchnerismo in the Alberto Fernández era is reversed and the parameters to measure the benefit, which will be on the cost and not on the distribution

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The proposal was approved with 38 votes in favour and 8 against.It will impact on 11 provinces and affect about 3.4 million users.Peronism left the compound while an opposition senator came to jeopardize the session.

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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It was in exchange for a promise to relieve the weight of electricity in "warm" districts. The expansion made by Kirchnerismo in the Alberto Fernández era is reversed and the parameters to measure the benefit, which will be on the cost and not on the distribution

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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The initiative reduces gas subsidies in low-temperature regions and eliminates automatic benefits incorporated in 2021. The post Cold Zones: The Senate sanctioned the cut with 38 votes in favor appeared first on El Intranssigente: Latest news from Argentina and the world in real time.

The Senate approved this Thursday, with 38 votes in favour and eight against, a modification to the subsidy regime for the so-called cold zones. The reform reduces the scope of the benefit and establishes new criteria linked to household income. The change will impact especially in provinces such as Santa Fe, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, San Juan and Mendoza.

The initiative won 38 votes in favour, 8 against and no abstention. The new scheme reduces the territorial scope of the benefit and prioritizes income criteria and socio-economic vulnerability.

After the approval of the Senate that restricts the benefit to Patagonia and the north, about 550,000 homes in Rosario and the region will lose the discount on the gas bill.Those who need to maintain an aid will have to demonstrate income below three basic baskets to process the segmentation The Motosierra entrance to the Cold Zone: half a million homes from the south of Santa Fesino will suffer strong increases in the gas tariff was first publi…

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Infobae broke the news in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Thursday, September 24, 2026.
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