Overview
- Máximo Kirchner told Radio con Vos that if Unión por la Patria returns to power it will audit every RIGI (Régimen de Incentivo para Grandes Inversiones) approval individually to verify compliance with the regime’s rules.
- He argued the RIGI grants large fiscal benefits to big projects, saying mining firms can see income-tax rates fall from 35% to 25%, and called for checks to prevent unfair treatment of smaller taxpayers.
- Kirchner said legally documented 'derechos adquiridos' would be respected when audits find the paperwork and procedures in order, but he warned about cases where projects granted RIGI could later be sold without proper review.
- His remarks also served as political positioning: he named Cristina Kirchner as his preferred 2027 candidate and used comparisons with Javier Milei, Mauricio Macri, and criticism of Alberto Fernández’s IMF handling to frame the opposition’s agenda.
- The announcement is a statement of intent rather than enacted policy and could prompt legal and investment debates over contract protections, tax stability for investors, and the future of Argentina’s strategy to attract large-scale energy and mining projects.