Argentina champion: they confirm that this Tuesday, December 20, will be a holiday for the celebrations of the National Team and there is controversy

Argentina champion: they confirm that this Tuesday, December 20, will be a holiday for the celebrations of the National Team and there is controversy.

 The triumph of the Argentine National Team in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar changed the calendar of an already atypical December, with a World Cup that was played at the end of the year. After the massive festivities on Sunday, a similar -or even larger- call is expected to accompany Lionel Messi's National Team that will celebrate at the Obelisk this Tuesday.

The Government to decree a holiday and there is already controversy

That led the Government to decree a holiday and there is already controversy: the measure was questioned from the opposition; in provinces such as Santa Fe, San Juan, Catamarca, La Rioja, Chaco, Tucumán and Corrientes they will not apply it, and in Mendoza there were complaints and unusual comings and goings. It all began when, due to the movement of celebrations throughout the country, the version emerged that the Government could decree this Tuesday, December 20, a national holiday to continue with the celebrations and receive the champion team.

This information was confirmed by Clarín on the afternoon of this Monday

This information was confirmed by Clarín on the afternoon of this Monday. And later, the government text that gave the measure a framework was released. However, due to the haste of the determination, the holiday would have its particularities. For example, banking entities and the AFIP would provide services until 12 noon this Tuesday. 

 Late at night, the Government released decree 842/22 with which it confirmed the holiday, alleging that it is "so that the Argentine people can celebrate and share with the Argentine Men's Soccer Team the title of World Soccer Champions obtained in the 'FIFA World Cup QATAR 2022'". "Since the Argentine National Team will return to the country on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 and so that the Argentine people can celebrate in peace and together, sharing joy with our players and their coaching staff, it is appropriate to declare it a Holiday. National", begins the text, which makes little progress in details of how and what the decision will affect.

"Notwithstanding the foregoing, and considering the proximity of the closing of the financial year 2022

In the text, mark the exceptions. "Notwithstanding the foregoing, and considering the proximity of the closing of the financial year 2022, it is necessary that the personnel of banking institutions and financial entities and of the FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC INCOME (AFIP) provide services until 12:00 hours on the 20th December," he points out. In the same way, the Government calls in the document for the "different agencies" of the State to "implement the necessary measures in order to maintain the continuity of essential services." In the Government they had begun to analyze days ago if Alberto Fernández would receive the Selection in the Casa Rosada so that they can show the World Cup from the mythical balcony, as was done in 1978 and in 1986. But what was known is that The celebration this Tuesday will be at the Obelisk: this was reported by the AFA in the official account of the national team.

"The players will define it after the game," said an official who participated in the meeting

The President had discussed the options on Saturday in Olivos with the Minister of Security, Aníbal Fernández, the spokeswoman Gabriela Cerruti and the Secretary General of the Presidency, Julio Vitobello. "The players will define it after the game," said an official who participated in the meeting. 

That idea was losing strength with the hours and towards noon this Monday it seemed discarded. The squad has already begun its return to the country and many of the players uploaded to their social networks photos of the privacy of the plane, which made a stop in Rome. Most posed with the Cup and Tagliafico showed one of the funniest images: the most precious trophy with a seat belt. It is logical: after waiting so long, you have to take good care of it. In the comings and goings of the Government, the possibility of giving public administration a holiday had also been evaluated. On Monday, at least, it was not formally implemented.

One by one, the provinces that said no to the national holiday

But from high official sources they even anticipated that they will not work on the Casa Rosada. "Tomorrow [for December 20] there will be security operations throughout the city. For that reason, and by directive of the Military House, the Casa Rosada will remain closed to workers, including the accredited press. Only the entry of essential personnel" was the message distributed by the Presidency. One by one, the provinces that said no to the national holiday For now, where they did declare a holiday for the public administration for this Monday was in the province of La Rioja and in Catamarca. "The governor, @QuintelaRicardo arranged to grant a holiday to the entire Provincial Public Administration on Monday, December 19 on the occasion of Argentina's triumph in the Qatar 2022 World Cup," it was officially reported on the social networks of the La Rioja government.