President Javier Milei said his government is entering a “new stage” marked by a series of reforms which, in addition to the achievements of his administration, he sees as “a kind of second independence” for Argentina.

Speaking during a vigil on the eve of Argentina’s Independence Day, Milei compared his administration’s achievements to those of the heroes of the country’s independence process and said he strives for the same ideas of freedom as them.

Argentina is celebrating the 210th anniversary of the signing of its independence declaration on July 9, 1816. As part of the celebrations, Tucumán province invited Milei to a ceremony hosted on Wednesday night at the house where the document was signed.

On Thursday morning, he also attended the traditional Te Deum religious service at the Buenos Aires cathedral.

“Today, we are entering a new stage of our government, marked by the pursuit of an ambitious reform agenda,” Milei said.

Those reforms include proposals such as eliminating a natural gas subsidy that currently applies to “cold areas” across the country, scrapping the primary elections to reduce state spending, a modification of the Central Bank’s charter to ban funding the treasury through currency emission, and a new incentives regimen for large investments.

This week, Milei had also announced he wants to implement government shutdowns, similarly to the United........

© Buenos Aires Herald