"We've been dragging the same inequality for 200 years": Ignacio Torres called on governors to draft a tax reform.

Chubut Governor Ignacio Torres called on all provinces and political parties to discuss and design a tax reform that will help "build a truly federal Argentina." Torres considered the current system "regressive" and unbalanced, leaving provinces with less funding than they contribute to the nation.

During the Federal Investment Council (CFI) in the city of Paraná, "Nacho" Torres shared the floor with several provincial leaders, business leaders, representatives of financing agencies, and academics. Among the attendees were Axel Kicillof, governor of Buenos Aires; Raúl Jalil , governor of Catamarca; Maximiliano Pullaro, governor of Santa Fe; and Sergio Ziliotto, governor of La Pampa. The leaders shared the panel " Perspectives on Federal Productive Development ."

Throughout the event, participants addressed key topics such as financing for productive investment, energy and logistics infrastructure in the provinces, technological innovation as a driver for regional development, and the need for public policies with a territorial scope.

In his speech, the governor of Chubut stated: "We have the opportunity to have this discussion in Congress. That's why I speak for the vast majority of my colleagues when I say that we are willing to work for a tax reform that will lead us toward a more just Argentina, one that will take a backseat to production and work." Along the same lines, he noted: " These types of events allow us to discuss beyond the current situation a country that, despite defining itself as federal, has endured a profound economic, social, educational, and infrastructure asymmetry for 200 years ."

In this regard, the governor asserted that the current tax system is " centralist, distorting, and regressive " and that the new model should grant greater recognition to regional economies that "contribute more than they should, and therefore suffer from serious infrastructure deficiencies." Torres also offered a minor criticism of the National Government, believing that its policies fail to consider the country's productive matrix. " It's not enough to simply take care of the macroeconomy, foreign relations, and internal security. How are we going to export and bring in foreign currency if the ports are falling apart and the roads are a disaster ?" he stated.