Weekly Report - 17 October 2024 (WR-24-41)

When Argentina’s President Javier Milei appointed Federico Sturzenegger to head a new ministry for deregulation and transformation of the state in July he set him the primary task of drafting a bill to strike down a series of laws considered to be “useless, obsolete, or restrictive of freedom” that serve as “impediments” to the economic system. The resulting ‘Ley de Hojarascas’ bill, drawn up by Sturzenegger, was presented to congress on 11 October. Sturzenegger said it would eliminate over 70 pieces of legislation.