Argentina: Sheep producers deny the lack of transparency and controls carried out on funds provided by the Sheep Law

Published Aug 4, 2024

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The article highlights a dispute between the rural societies of Chubut and the government over the transparency and funding of the Sheep Law, which establishes a trust to finance sheep projects. The government, under Javier Milei, has decided to close this fund, leading to concerns and complaints from the rural societies. The government claims that the fund lacked transparency, while the rural societies insists that the Sheep Law has robust administrative controls and oversight. The article clarifies that the annual funding for the sheet projects is $850 million, contradicting the government's statement of $3,000 million. This disagreement comes amidst discussions between the rural societies and the Ministry of Agriculture on finding new tools to support Patagonian sheep production.

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Osvaldo Luján, president of the Rural Societies of Chubut, said today in dialogue with the program Aire de Campo that is broadcast on Radio Perfil that the claims of a lack of transparency in the delivery of the funds that the sheep producers “fell quite badly.” They were part of the trust stipulated in the Sheep Law, since it clarified that the projects presented and duly "approved" have "technical and administrative controls", which are audited by the provinces, technical organizations such as SENASA or INTA, and by the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. He also mentioned that the figure of $3,000 million used in the 2023 Sheep Trust Fund is “erroneous”, since he assured that, for years, the National Treasury has only been sending an amount of $850 million annually to finance sheep projects to through the aforementioned fiduciary tool. The official position was expressed by Manuel Adorni, spokesperson for the Presidency of the Nation, who reported the decision ...

Source: Agromeat