If the Base Law is approved today, Patagonian employees and retirees would be affected by the new income tax categories.
In this sense, the Government agreed to a key demand of the Patagonian senators: raise the tax base of the Income Tax for the region of La Pampa, Río Negro, Neuquén, Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuegoa point that until now the Casa Rosada had been reluctant to modify.
According to the ruling, the minimum would be $1.8 million for singles and $2.3 million for married people. In the case of Patagonian employees and retirees, deductions will increase by 22%. This includes the inhabitants of Chubut, La Pampa, Río Negro, Santa Cruz, Neuquén and Tierra del Fuego.
In the event that the law obtains the green light in the Senate and, subsequently, in the Chamber of Deputies, the taxpayers of those provinces will be reached if they receive minimum salaries of $2.2 million (singles) and $2.6 million (married with children).
Although the scales were not modified, Yes, discounts were increased for concepts such as family expenses. In addition, 100% of the interest on mortgage loans is allowed to be deducted.
Profits, one of the most conflictive points due to the Bases Law and the fiscal package
The increase in Income Tax for the fourth category was one of the most conflictive points to achieve the agreement that led to the Bases Law and the fiscal package. So much so that, at the beginning of May, the situation generated concern and uncertainty among the workers of Neuquén.
The leader of the Oil Workers union, Marcelo Rucci, estimated that more than 20 thousand employees would have the obligation to pay it again if the fiscal package is approved.
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