Overview
- President Javier Milei labeled reports of ending the simplified tax regime as a media fabrication, and Chief of Cabinet Manuel Adorni asked to await official communications.
- The Economy Ministry confirmed it is evaluating adjustments to the income tax, with reporting indicating a base-broadening approach paired with higher deductions and more progressive scales to be finalized in December.
- The controversy stems from an Errepar article claiming about 3 million monotributistas would be shifted to the general autónomos system, a version the President called an “opereta.”
- Tax specialists caution that abolishing the scheme could affect 4.7 million contributors, threaten obra social for roughly 3 million, lift autonomous pension outlays near AR$82,000 for low categories, and heighten compliance demands.
- Opposition lawmakers criticized any potential elimination and proposed a new “Régimen Simple” for SMEs, as press coverage cites prior IMF recommendations to harmonize rates and improve transitions as background.