Government to Cut Subsidies to More than 15,000 Users of Puerto Madero and Closed Neighborhoods of AMBA

The Government approved an increase of 21.52% in the rates of urban and suburban public transport of national jurisdiction in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires (AMBA), which will be applied in three stages, to be applied in May, June and July. The measure is based on the evolution of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) relieved by the INDEC in the Greater Buenos Aires region, which accumulated an increase of 30.5 per cent between July 2024 and Ap…

It is a measure that had wanted to take Kirchnerism, but that could not advance.There are more than 15,000 users.

These are households that had been categorized as low- and middle-income consumers when registering.

The national government presented the new scheme of tariff segmentation, which seeks to redirect the benefit to sectors of the low-income and low-income population, excluding those who do not need the subsidy. “The measure represents the end of the privileges that some enjoyed just because they lived in Puerto Madero or private neighborhoods, whether they own ...

The National Government announced the recategorization of 15,518 electricity users in high-income areas of AMBA, such as countries, country clubs, closed neighborhoods and Puerto Madero, which will lose energy subsidies. The measure, promoted by the Energy Secretariat of the Ministry of Economy, is part of the Transition Period to Focalized Energy Subsidies, established by Decree 465/2024, with the aim of ensuring a fairer and more efficient dis…

The goal is to save about 3 billion pesos a year, as there are more than 15 thousand good-for-good homes that receive this benefit.