The meeting between Sergio Massa and Martin Guzman on Friday, which took place after the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies sent him a letter asking him to renew Flooring From which workers are paid Income tax, An official close to the Minister of Economy confirms that the salary increase will not be neutralized It would be decided to advance the renewal scheduled for January 2023 by six or seven months, so this will happen from June to July this year.

“Income tax today [el mínimo no imponible] It is regulated once a year for the evolution of wages. Last January, it was adjusted to $ 230,000. What is happening is that the adjustment is behind us, so if there will be a higher increase in wages, the number of tax-paying workers may increase. We do not want it to grow. It was updated last year, which was supposed to be in January, and the same thing would have been done in this situation. We were advancing the minimum increase that was planned for January 2023, in six or seven months. ” This was announced by the Secretary of Tax Policy Roberto Arias in an interview with Radio Futurok, He added that the issue was planned but sometimes by members of the ruling coalition “They raise things and move forward.”

As for the coalition, he said According to media reports, the discussions do not live up to the expectations that affect prices And that They should be formulated in “more realistic” terms.

“Situations arise that are far removed from the world. We are in government and we need to pursue policies. I can not offer you anything. When the program was discussed with the IMF, they talked about haircuts, long-term terms and low interest rates, and that was not part of the world that was possible. I think the discussion is good, but The executive is impersonal because someone has to make decisions. “If we are not in another type of democratic system,” he said, adding that the program with the International Monetary Fund is not only the best that Argentina has signed, but also the best that the fund has signed, according to the former Greek finance minister. Janis Varoufakis, who is an opponent of an international organization.

“Some say the program is too much and some say the agreement was too little. We need to find a balance. “There is a force that won the 2021 election that says the program has failed,” he said, adding that he criticized the opposition coalition for a “change together” and avoided mentioning Chikana. Guzman is an employee of the foundation, as famous members of Kirchnerism accuse him of doing.

Meanwhile, on how the economy would fare before the 2023 presidential election, he said it was crucial that wages beat inflation, that incomes overcome the evolution of core basket value, and that it was necessary to continue creating new jobs. .

“Last year, 1,200,000 jobs were created. If this process continues, which is very important to us, wages will be restored and it will be felt in prosperity. There is prosperity that is not observed and a negative perception of the economy when perhaps the figures are better than at other times. This is something political and communicative, but it is true that when inflation rises for two months in a row, this perception intensifies. “I believe that we are on a solid foundation in the program and the results that will be achieved,” the official said.

Finally, when asked about the new “unexpected income” tax bill, he said it still exists and that it will be announced when President Alberto Fernandez and the minister decide.

“We are not thinking about specific sectors, but about the criteria from which they will achieve an unexpected income scheme. Beyond the dynamics, it seems to me that the discussion is in the world. President Joe Biden tweeted yesterday that if you want to fight inflation, you have to talk about corporate profits. As a result of the war there are very high prices that have affected or will affect the income of some companies and this income leads to unequal distribution of income as it is more income for companies and more expensive. “Products for customers, for consumers,” Arias concluded.