Overview
- President Javier Milei and Chief of Staff Manuel Adorni rejected reports that the Monotributo will be eliminated and urged waiting for the official reform text due next month.
- The unconfirmed story, first reported by Clarín, said the government was studying repealing the simplified regime and lowering the income tax threshold as part of a wider fiscal package.
- The Economy Ministry is evaluating updates to income tax deductions to ease the burden on workers, while broader tax and labor changes remain under preparation.
- Independent estimates say about 4.7 million people would be affected by a repeal, with around 3 million potentially losing social health coverage, and moving to the general regime would mean higher payments and heavier paperwork.
- Opposition figures link the rumored move to IMF staff advice to narrow the simplified regime and improve transitions, and tax specialists warn an abrupt shift could fuel informality and dropouts from the system.