The Government made it official today the elimination of the Ministry of Infrastructurewhich had effectively closed its doors a month ago, when the Executive announced the departure of its then boss, Guillermo Ferraro.
Starting from decrees 194 and 195/2024, published today in the Official Journal, changes have occurred in the structure of the national Cabinet, which from now on will have 8 ministries: Economy, Human Capital, Interior, Healthcare, Defence, Security, Justice and Foreign Relations, International Trade and Worship.
One of the main changes introduced by the decree is the elimination of the Ministry of Infrastructure, whose functions pass to the Economy, as the head of this Ministry Luis Caputo announced in a press conference at Casa Rosada on the 26th of last month.
The DNU establishes this “the commitments and obligations undertaken by the Ministry of Infrastructure will fall to the Ministry of Economy, “The budget credits, organizational units, assets, personnel with the related positions and allocations in force up to now are considered transferred, until the organizational structure of the aforementioned Ministry of Economy is approved.”
Meanwhile, the protection of the rights of shares of state organizations such as Corredores Viales SA, Agua y Saneamientos SA (AySA) and the General Administration of Ports (AGP) they are transferred to the orbit of the Chief of Staff.
They also enter orbit led by Nicolás Posse skills relating to telecommunications, audiovisual communication services, satellite development and postal services.
The National Witness Protection Programme, which previously fell under the Justice area; and the Federal Council and the Anti-Trafficking Committee, which was under the purview of the Chief of Staff; They go to the Ministry of Security.
Ferraro’s exit from the Government and the elimination of that portfolio occurred in the midst of an internal brawl what had been discussed in a cabinet meeting is leaked to the press.
Since then, however, Ferraro’s resignation has not yet become effective He has a license application until the 29th of this month.
With this reduction of portfolios, President Javier Milei returns to his original plan of having 8 ministries. The previous administration had reached 18. Milei had decided to reduce them to 8, although in the end he chose to keep Health as a ministry instead of transforming it into a secretariat dependent on Human Capital.
With these changes Luis Caputo appears as the main winner as he absorbs the most important secretaries: Transport, Public Works and Territorial Development and Habitat.
Furthermore, the National Institute of Family, Peasant and Indigenous Agriculture moves from Human Capital to Economy.
Source: Clarin
