In Buenos Aires, President Javier Milei’s veto of congressional bills to expand pensions, disability support, and moratorium extensions underscores his uncompromising libertarian agenda. By blocking spending increases while pushing symbolic measures such as banning Central Bank transfers to the Treasury and criminalising deficit budgets, Milei signals a doctrine of austerity over welfare. He frames social expansion as a threat to fiscal surplus and the peso’s stability, positioning Argentina on a collision course between economic orthodoxy and mounting public discontent.