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Government advances with downsizing of decentralized agencies, pushing voluntary retirements

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The Argentine government is reducing state employees through voluntary retirement programs.
  • Over 2,000 employees have already left through these programs, with a goal of 5,000 for the first half of the year.
  • Agencies like INTA, Vialidad, and ANSES are implementing these voluntary departures, with ANSES seeing over 1,200 employees leave.

Argentina's national government is actively pursuing a plan to shrink the state apparatus by reducing the number of public employees in decentralized agencies. Official sources from Casa Rosada confirmed that the primary strategy for achieving this reduction is through voluntary retirement programs.

These voluntary departure plans have already been implemented in several agencies, and more are expected to follow in the coming weeks. To date, over 2,000 employees have reportedly left through this route. The government's short-term goal, as previously reported, is to eliminate around 5,000 positions in the first half of the year. This voluntary approach is favored as it speeds up the process and shields the state from potential lawsuits, according to the current administration.

Agencies such as the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA), the National Directorate of National Highways (Vialidad), and the National Social Security Administration (ANSES) are among those that have seen voluntary departures. ANSES alone has reported over 1,200 employees leaving, while INTA is close to 500, and Vialidad has seen an even higher number. Sources indicate that the total number of employees accepting voluntary departures between ANSES and Vialidad alone is around 2,000.

While some agencies like PAMI are still considering the implementation of voluntary retirement plans, others, including public media outlets like Radio y Televisión Argentina (RTA) and Contenidos Públicos, have already initiated them. The government defends these programs, which offer approximately 90% of gross salary per year of service, as a cost-saving measure that prevents substantial future legal expenses. Officials argue that the immediate cost is recouped within months and is often the only viable method for reducing staff in decentralized bodies with specific contract types.

The expense it generates today is recovered in a matter of months and millions in lawsuits are avoided.

· Sources familiar with the numbersSources close to the administration defend the voluntary retirement programs as a financially sound decision.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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