News of pensioners

83% of pensioners to receive 5,00-peso payment in August

13-07-2021 21:54 ANSES chief Fernanda Raverta announces that more than six million retirees and pensioners will receive a one-off payment next month to compensate for drop in purchasing power.

Coronavirus pandemic

PAMI chief warns agency has no more Covid ICU beds left in City

11-04-2021 08:56 PAMI chief Luana Volnovich warns public health agency has no more Covid-19 ICU beds available for pensioners and retirees in Buenos Aires City; Argentina surpasses 2.5 million confirmed cases.

POLITICAL INSTABILITY

On the verge of another nervous breakdown?

14-11-2020 09:16 More of the usual will generate similar outcomes as we’ve seen in the past: stagflation, polarisation, and a growing bureaucracy. It’s time for our political class to take charge of the situation to avert another disaster.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Coronavirus pandemic

Government unveils multi-billion-peso package for low-income Argentines

18-03-2020 09:22 That effort is estimated at a total fiscal cost of 27.65 billion pesos and will benefit almost 18 million people, mostly pensioners collecting the minimum retirement benefit and the recipients of social plans.

Ley de Solidaridad

Fernández's economic emergency law wins approval in Senate

21-12-2019 09:13 Sweeping legislative package will include imposing tax increases on sectors of the upper and middle classes, as well as providing tax incentives for production and tax benefits to the most impoverished.

EMERGENCY BILL

Senate set to approve Fernández’s emergency bill

21-12-2019 08:20 After a marathon session, lawmakers in the Chamber of Deputies approve new president’s legislative project, sending bill to Senate.

ECONOMIC MEASURES

Government announces new tax hikes, sends 'emergency bill' to Congress

18-12-2019 01:00 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán confirms trailed measures designed to boost growth, including higher export levies, 30% tax on foreign currency purchases, freeze on public utility prices, and bonus for pensioners

News of pensioners

83% of pensioners to receive 5,00-peso payment in August

PAMI chief warns agency has no more Covid ICU beds left in City

On the verge of another nervous breakdown?

Government unveils multi-billion-peso package for low-income Argentines

Fernández's economic emergency law wins approval in Senate

Senate set to approve Fernández’s emergency bill

Government announces new tax hikes, sends 'emergency bill' to Congress

Fernández warns business leaders over ‘incomprehensible’ price rises

Darkest days of Covid crisis remain fresh in the memory for many

Raids uncover corrupt mayor’s stash of cash, guns and luxury cars

Argentina starts distributing version of local Sputnik vaccine

UK stunned as Conservative MP David Amess stabbed to death

Jorge Asís aseguró que hay “un acuerdo tácito” para dejar al kirchnerismo afuera

Eduardo Duhalde: “El problema no es el kirchnerismo, el problema es el cristinismo”

"Clientelismo" en la 9 de Julio: así reparten plata durante una protesta piquetera

Algo se está preparando

Detuvieron al jefe de la banda que asesinó al subcomisario Rodrigo Becker en Caseros