The Argentine government announced on Thursday that it has cut more than 50,000 public positions since the inauguration of President Javier Milei, which, according to authorities, represents an annual economy of approximately US $ 2 billion to the public coffers.
“In May we surpassed the 50,000 detachments since Javier [Milei] It has come to the government, without significantly impacting the services provided, ”said Federico Sturzenegger, minister of state deregulation and transformation, during the Freedom Advances party, subtitle of the Argentine President.
Sturzenegger pointed out that the downsizing of the public machine shows that most of these jobs “unfortunately did not have real use.” According to the graph released by the minister, between December 2023 and May 2025, 50,591 state positions were eliminated: 29,499 in the Public Administration, 15,592 in state companies and 5,500 linked to the Armed and Security Forces.
“The chainsaw continues. Every weight the state saves is a weight less taken from the citizens’ pockets,” the minister wrote on his social networks, reinforcing the government’s commitment to fiscal adjustment.
According to the CNN News Portal, despite the positive impact on public accounts, the measure has generated reactions of unions linked to functionalism. The Association of State Workers (Until) criticizes layoffs, which, according to the entity, weaken public policies and affect essential services, such as health, social security and meteorological prediction.
“The reduction of personnel compromises vital areas such as vaccine service, the National Cancer Institute and hospital care,” said Rodolfo Aguiar, secretary general of ATE.
