Overview
- The Cañuelas government issued a resolution granting a 100% exemption on the licensing and disinfection charge for taxis, remises and combis, stopping its collection without repealing the underlying ordinance.
- The move followed a formal complaint by local La Libertad Avanza councillors and was presented by the party as the first rollback in a Buenos Aires municipality run by Kirchnerism, though they described it as only a temporary relief.
- La Libertad Avanza is pushing coordinated projects in 116 councils to eliminate 138 municipal rates and reduce 122 others that it argues operate as hidden taxes lacking a specific service.
- Buenos Aires minister Carlos Bianco rejected the campaign, citing FADA data showing municipal rates account for about 0.7% of the farm sector’s tax load and a UNLP study putting them near 0.9% of value added across supply chains, while pointing to national macroeconomic factors as the real drag on competitiveness.
- The national transparency portal for municipal taxes now allows residents to compare charges and report questionable rates, as tax specialists emphasize that a lawful rate requires a divisible service provided to the payer.