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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.

Santa Fe

Argentina's Central Region turns its political alliance into a headquarters and operating agreements

Martín Llaryora, Maximiliano Pullaro and Rogelio Frigerio will open a permanent base in San Francisco and transfer the bloc's presidency to Entre Ríos. The agenda covers energy, production, security, shared procedures, civil protection, dairy, Mercosur, the waterway and export taxes.

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.

Córdoba

Llaryora pushed a Coexistence Code targeting informal parking attendants and vaccine noncompliance

The December 2025 bill sought to ban informal parking fees and windshield cleaning at traffic lights, while providing penalties for failure to comply with the mandatory vaccination schedule. It would expand police powers and raised Security Minister Juan Pablo Quinteros's profile ahead of 2027.

Mundo

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.

Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires accuses national government of blocking guarantees for priority works

Carlos Bianco criticised Luis Caputo for not signing guarantees that would allow access to international loans for public works. The province also denounced Diego Santilli's lack of response to a meeting request and warned about the impact of changes to the transport social fare.

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.

Córdoba

Córdoba launches Gas para Crecer to expand service to more than 70 towns

The provincial programme, agreed with Ecogas, will finance materials for household connections, provide technical assistance and subsidise initial costs in towns across north-western and southern Córdoba.