Buenos Aires municipal government faces opposition over proposed reorganization

The Buenos Aires municipal executive has drafted a new administrative scheme that would eliminate the Chief of Cabinet and create a Secretariat of Government. Opposition councillors, led by Movimiento Vecinal deputy María Saavedra, argue the plan does not deliver real savings because two new directorates would be added, offsetting any cost reduction. The opposition bloc voted to reject the proposal as presented and condition any support on revisions that centralize planning, management monitoring, and institutional relations within the new Secretariat. The measure was passed by a minority and its final decision has been postponed until the regular council session in July, opening a window for further negotiations.

The debate highlights the tension between the executive’s authority to structure its own work and the council’s budgetary oversight responsibilities.