Some opposition voices commented on the irony of this veto coming on the eve of Día del Maestro (“Teachers’ Day”) last Thursday. The lower house Chamber of Deputies had backed the bill with 158 votes in favour, slightly short of the two-thirds majority needed to override a future presidential veto. Milei rejected it on the grounds that it would jeopardise the fiscal surplus and increase spending without identifying clear funding sources. Milei already vetoed a bill seeking to increase university funding last year and later secured enough votes in the Chamber of Deputies to uphold that decision. Buenos Aires Province Governor Axel Kicillof accused Milei of misunderstanding the millions of votes against him in last Sunday’s midterms in that province.