News of chainsaw

Chainsaws are now in fashion

02-01-2025 07:45 Though Trump has yet to take office, his electoral triumph has had an immediate impact not just in his own country but also in Europe and further afield where it has strengthened those who feel betrayed by the political parties.

by James Neilson

WAR ON THE STATE

Milei’s ‘chainsaw’ cut nearly 35,000 public-sector jobs in 2024

21-12-2024 05:07 Report by the Deregulation & State Transformation Ministry, headed by Milei ally Federico Sturzenegger, details 34,280 dismissals or contract terminations between December 2023 and October 2024, shrinking the state payroll by seven percent.

ECONOMIC POLICY

Milei confirms his ‘chainsaw’ will keep running next year

27-11-2024 15:52 “Full speed ahead,” says Argentina's president, vowing that public spending cuts will continue into 2025.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Foreign Ministry set to meet chainsaw after Mondino's failure to cut costs

05-11-2024 10:32 The now former foreign minister not only displeased President Milei, she also failed to cut costs. Mondino’s lack of budget-slashing means La Libertad Avanza’s chainsaw will now descend on the Palacio San Martín.

by Juan Pablo Kavanagh

BLOOMBERG - ANALYSIS

Javier Milei's popularity survives his chainsaw cuts in Argentina

16-08-2024 11:34 Argentina’s libertarian president came to power promising to slash spending. Voters are suffering, yet polls show his support endures — for now.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

The first ‘real world’ punch for Javier Milei

27-04-2024 05:00 The government’s response to the march in defence of the public university system was similar to their usual approach, but the impact wasn’t the same – the social agenda appears to have finally sided against Milei on a major issue.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

The calm before the storm?

30-03-2024 06:07 The depth and severity of the recession that the plan put together by Economy Minister Luis ‘Toto’ Caputo will bring is beginning to reveal its impact.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

NEW ROUND LAY-OFFS

Milei administration sharpens chainsaw against public employees

25-03-2024 15:40 Government ready for a new onslaught against state employees – Cabinet Chief Nicolás Posse is in charge of monitoring the issue. Around 15,000-20,000 expected to lose posts as contracts are not renewed.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Chainsaw Plan Round 2: Government looks to deepen austerity

14-01-2024 10:19 Economy Minister Luis Caputo assures that there has been no fiscal shock so far in Argentina and that there is still room for further tightening. If President Javier Milei’s ‘Omnibus law’ does not pass through Congress, cutbacks will continue for state personnel, with cuts in overtime, the freezing of salaries, and the non-renewal of expiring contracts.

by Juan Pablo Kavanagh

News of chainsaw

Chainsaws are now in fashion

Milei’s ‘chainsaw’ cut nearly 35,000 public-sector jobs in 2024

Milei confirms his ‘chainsaw’ will keep running next year

Foreign Ministry set to meet chainsaw after Mondino's failure to cut costs

Javier Milei's popularity survives his chainsaw cuts in Argentina

The first ‘real world’ punch for Javier Milei

The calm before the storm?

Milei administration sharpens chainsaw against public employees

Chainsaw Plan Round 2: Government looks to deepen austerity

US$232 million – football star Lionel Messi reveals his real-estate assets

New Year’s resolutions: Forgotten items on the list

Veteran journalist Jorge Lanata dies aged 64

Argentine judge orders arrest of Nicaragua's Ortega over human rights violations

IMF to review US$44-billion Argentina loan in key step toward new deal

La verdadera Epifanía católica fue la de San Pablo derrotando a la virgen Artemisa

Jorge Lanata, en sus propias palabras

Grabois-Lemoine, la curiosa unión 'liberto-piquetera' para atacar a Victoria Villarruel por sus "dos chirolas"

Femicidio conmueve a Villa Gesell: expareja mató a mujer policía y luego se suicidó delante de los hijos

Estados Helados de América: pronostican "colosal tormenta invernal" en gran parte de EE.UU.