Overview
- Government teams are analyzing moving small contributors to another system to "formalize" the economy, while the president and Casa Rosada deny any official plan to scrap the Monotributo.
- Luis Caputo’s staff shared draft proposals with private-sector stakeholders, and officials such as ARCA chief Juan Pazo are reviewing options, though no bill or formal project has been released.
- One option under discussion would mirror Spain’s TRADE framework for economically dependent freelancers, alongside a push to simplify the autónomo regime.
- Scope estimates diverge: official registries count about 2.159 million enrollees, but broader calculations that include mixed-income workers put adherents near 4.7 million, with roughly 42% receiving additional incomes.
- The 2026 Budget projects Monotributo revenue rising 36% even as it is flagged as a sizable tax expenditure, and analysts warn poorly designed changes could drive more small taxpayers into informality.