Argentine President Javier Milei said his proposed shutdown mechanism would prevent the government from spending after money in the approved budget has been used up. File Photo by Chema Moya/EPA
BUENOS AIRES, July 8 (UPI) -- Argentine President Javier Milei said his administration will introduce legislation to create a U.S.-style government shutdown mechanism that would halt Executive Branch spending once the approved budget is exhausted until Congress passes a new one.
Milei announced the proposal during an interview on the Neura streaming platform, saying the measure is intended to change how Argentina's public administration operates.
"We are working on designing the Executive Branch shutdown, or rather the political shutdown," Milei said Tuesday.
The president contended the proposal would prevent the government from spending after money in the approved budget has been used up.
