Overview
- A government projection reported Sunday says voluntary exits launched in March could reduce between 4,000 and 5,000 posts in decentralized agencies by August, depending on worker uptake.
- The buyout programs are already active at ANSES, Vialidad Nacional and INTA, with roughly 1,200, 1,000 and 400 acceptances reported respectively and a program for PAMI due to start in the coming days.
- Officials say the exit payment equals about 90% of an employee's gross salary per year of service and that the upfront cost will be offset by lower payroll spending in about a year.
- The Ministry of Desregulación y Transformación del Estado, led by Federico Sturzenegger, is assessing whether to extend the voluntary scheme to other agencies and sizing staff by function.
- The effort is part of a larger overhaul that has already cut roughly 67,000 state jobs since November 2023, and widespread exits at service agencies such as ANSES and PAMI could affect benefit delivery and health services for older Argentines.