Argentina Approves ARCA’s 2026 Plan, Flagging Talent Shortages and Outdated IT

Overview

• The Ministry of Economy approved ARCA’s 2026 Action Plan on Friday through Resolution 695/2026, which publicly acknowledges staff retention problems, weak taxpayer service, and obsolete technology.
• The plan projects total staff at 18,827 in January, 18,700 in the first quarter, and 18,498 for October to December, with cuts centered in technical and professional roles.
• ARCA budgets 150,000 million pesos in real investment for 2026 financed from its own resources, which include a 1.9% slice of tax receipts taken before distribution under Decree 1399/2001.
• The technology program calls for new hardware and core software, data governance rules, analytics and AI tools, a high‑availability backup data center, and stronger information security.
• The coverage links the loss of experienced technicians to 2024 pay cuts and the rollback of the “Cuenta de Jerarquización,” a bonus funded from tax collections that made private-sector offers more attractive.