Overview
- - The IIEP (UBA–CONICET) reports a 5.7% month‑on‑month rise in December and a 31% increase year‑on‑year for an unsubsidized services basket in Greater Buenos Aires.
- - Transport is the largest outlay at ARS 83,196, followed by electricity at ARS 44,808, water at ARS 32,435, and gas at ARS 22,970, with transport accounting for roughly 43% of the household effort.
- - The basket equals 11.1% of the estimated average registered wage (ARS 1,669,987) and about 55% of the minimum wage (ARS 334,800).
- - Households now cover roughly 53% of real service costs while the State finances 47%, as real subsidy transfers to energy, water, and transport fell 43% year‑on‑year.
- - From January 1, 2026, a targeted scheme replaces N1/N2/N3 with a binary subsidy status based on an income threshold of three CBTs, retains specific social protections, and sets seasonal electricity blocks of 300 kWh in peak months and 150 kWh in temperate months, with gas baselines maintained.