News of pay

Milei denies role in 'cryptogate' after 'pay for access' reports

03-03-2025 09:36 The La Libertad Avanza leader said he posted about the cryptocurrency in "good faith" and denies wrongdoing.

PROTESTS IN POSADAS

Police protest lifted after pay deal, two weeks of tension in Misiones ends

29-05-2024 10:40 After 13 days of tension and demonstrations in Posadas, Misiones police seal pay deal with provincial government and lift protest.

ARGENTINE SUPERSTAR

Messi's record US$20.4 million salary dwarfs entire MLS teams

17-05-2024 12:07 Lionel Messi's record US$20.45 million annual salary makes him by far the best paid player in Major League Soccer – but that figure does not include the huge income the World Cup winner receives in commercial deals, endorsements and sponsorships from companies such as Adidas and Apple.

CONGRESS & POLITICS

Senators raise their own pay as Argentines cope with hardship

19-04-2024 22:41 Senators vote by a show of hands to raise their own salaries by 170%, while half of their compatriots live in poverty.

NO HAY PLATA?

Rebellion in Senate: Pay increase passed by show of hands and without debate

18-04-2024 17:40 Milei lashes out via social networks after senators vote to approve pay increase; "2025 will see a historic hiding" for the caste, says President.

POLITICS

Menem, Villarruel agree to increase lawmakers' pay by 30%

08-03-2024 18:20 President Javier Milei says he is against move, declaring that “a lot of people are a lot worse off with a lot less money.”

POLITICS

Amid anger at pay hikes, Milei trolls feminists on #8M

08-03-2024 12:42 Following controversy over lawmakers' pay hikes, President Javier Milei’s administration trolls feminist campaigners on International Women’s Day by announcing it will rename the Casa Rosada’s “Salón de las Mujeres.”

LABOUR RIGHTS

Government to dock day’s pay from striking state workers

18-01-2024 15:24 Presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni confirms that Javier Milei administration will dock a day’s salary from state-workers who join the CGT umbrella union grouping’s demonstration on January 24.

THIRST FOR DOLLARS

Inflation at 100% has Argentines demanding pay in US dollars

23-08-2023 14:12 The use of the dollar, while hardly new in Argentina, is exploding across the country today as inflation soars and destroys the value of the peso.