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Buenos Aires Freezes Car Tax Bills After Error as Macri Urges Residents Not to Pay

City officials cite a valuation switch that triggered extreme increases, with corrected bills to follow later in February.

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La Administración Gubernamental de Ingresos Públicos (AGIP) dispuso la suspensión de la emisión vigente de las patentes automotor 2026 y avanzará con una reliquidación completa de las cuotas 1, 2, 3 y del pago anual
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Overview

  • Jorge Macri acknowledged an AGIP mistake that produced outsized patent charges and asked residents to hold off on payments until corrected notices are issued.
  • AGIP postponed original due dates, voided existing bills, halted automatic debits, and set new issuance for February 18 on its website and February 20 via homebanking.
  • The city sent a bill to the Legislature to cap 2026 vehicle-tax increases at 2025 inflation of 31.5% and to grant tax credits to anyone who already paid this year.
  • Officials say the surge stemmed from shifting vehicle valuations from DNRPA to ACARA market data, with no rate change; about 16% saw increases, 16% decreases, and 68% no change, with some cases exceeding 100%.
  • The national Justice Ministry criticized the city’s higher-value reference, and the Buenos Aires government rejected the claim, citing a 2.5% average effective rate.