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Santa Cruz

Echazú prepares a law in response to rising delinquency in Santa Cruz

The deputy linked family indebtedness with 8.5% unemployment in Río Gallegos, seven months of frozen wages, and increases in services of up to 300%. He criticized the credit relief plan and announced an initiative to assist workers.

Buenos Aires

Electricity rises up to 3.5% in Buenos Aires and widens tariff differences

Buenos Aires Province approved electricity tariffs for August covering EDELAP, EDEA, EDEN, EDES and local cooperatives. The increase will range from 1.5% to 3.5%, depending on category, distributor and consumption, and will appear in bills issued during August and September.

Chaco

Chaco SMEs end the half-year down 6.7% despite June's monthly relief

The Chaco Economic Federation's SME index measured a 4.1% year-on-year fall in June and a seasonally adjusted 1.1% rise from May. The rebound was concentrated in three sectors and relied on seasonal factors, targeted credit and agricultural activity.

World

China backs Lula, widening the scope of the diplomatic crisis triggered by Milei

Xi Jinping defended Brazil's sovereignty and rejected external interference in a conversation with Lula. The statement followed Javier Milei's attacks in São Paulo and connected the Argentine-Brazilian crisis with political, trade and technological coordination between Beijing and Brasília.

Mendoza

Mendoza grows in lower-tax sectors and reassesses its capacity to fund government

Provincial revenue fell 2.2% in the first half despite signs of economic recovery. Agriculture, energy and mining are advancing while commerce, industry and construction retreat; that mix reduces tax collection and forces Alfredo Cornejo's government to plan with tighter resources.

Chubut

Chubut demands more oil investment as higher crude prices improve profitability

Ignacio Torres urged operators to turn the new price environment into production and jobs during the transfer of Manantiales Behr from YPF to PECOM.

National

Flybondi enters its most critical zone and exposes the limits of the low-cost model

The airline faces a combination of cancellations, fleet reduction, financial pressure and lost passenger confidence. Although it has not been declared bankrupt, its crisis is reshaping Argentina's air travel map.

Santa Fe

Javkin criticises fuel tax increase and cap on SUBE transport subsidies

Rosario's mayor said the national government is hurting users twice by raising taxes and limiting transport assistance. He also called for the cap to be indexed as it is in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area.

Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands

Martín Perez asks for gas disconnections to be suspended in Río Grande during winter

The mayor formally asked Camuzzi Gas del Sur to prevent disconnections for non-payment, create exceptional debt plans and coordinate assistance for the most vulnerable households.