Everything will depend on whether from one day to the next Gerardo Pintucci stops being one of the best technical employees of the Llaryora administration to become a visible official. Much of the political capital that the governor put into play by announcing a “historic tax cut” is now focused on the quiet job of this accountant and current provincial finance minister.
Pintucci is neither an improviser nor a newcomer. He has accompanied the San Francisco native since 2008, when he served as Secretary of Commerce in San Francisco. In 2019, he made the leap to the municipality of Córdoba as Undersecretary of Public Revenue and is now a key figure in the plan of the Minister of Economy Guillermo Acosta. Unobtrusive, a lot of technical skill and a responsibility that has grown exponentially in the last few weeks.
The official announcement of the tax cut was powerful, massive and carefully tailored to the climate at the time: the Image of the governor, large typography and a clear message: “lower taxes”. But financial policy is not measured in press conferences, but in concrete numbers. And in Córdoba this measurement has a special face: the municipal property tax. All the more so after the criticism from the opposition: “The announcement was pure nonsense,” it was said.
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Unlike other taxes – motor vehicle, gross income or stamp duty – real estate doesn’t allow for too many technical explanations. It doesn’t matter the size of the company, the year the vehicle was built or the amount of the billing. It can be directly comparedalso with a neighbor or a close family member. For this reason, economics makes sure that there are no mistakes.
“No taxpayer of the city property tax will receive real increases, at most there may be an update due to inflation,” the government promised. Furthermore, this has been explained in detail 500,000 Cordobans receive nominal discounts of up to 25%while others 150,000 pay exactly the same as in 2025. The fine print exists, but the policy implications will be binary.
“If there is just one person who paid 100 last year and now gets a pass of 130, everything goes down,” a district official exaggerates – although not by much – over lunch near the Panal. The sentence circulates like a mantra in the ministry.
The first news will arrive in the coming days Digital Citizen (CiDi) to prepare the ground. The data is not small: 55% of taxpayers pay a single annual fee for real estateUse of bank promotions. The rest is paid month by month. The first impact will be crucial and there will be no room for error. In order for the promised benefits to occur, there is one crucial requirement: be up to date. Therefore, prior notification is important and the tensions that are felt in the economic offices. There are many lit candles and an anticipation commensurate with the magnitude of the announcement.
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While the executive’s focus is on ID cards, politics continues on its course. Last Sunday evening, the phone of the current president of the governing bloc, Facundo Torres, rang with an unexpected proposal. On the other hand, the socialist Matías Chamorro promoted the idea of explaining this Pension fund emergency and recover the 82% lost cell phones.
The initiative, inspired by social media debates and lawmakers’ technical knowledge, proposed giving the governor the ability to increase the discount for provincial employees from 2% to 4%. In Peronism they reacted quickly: “The easiest thing would be to transfer the fund to the Anses, but the minimum collapses and then everyone will cry,” they repeat in Parliament, where they recall that the average pension of urban workers is about 3 million pesos.
The provincial fund contributes a Deficit almost 30%which could rise to in 2026 750 billion pesos. What he earns isn’t enough to pay for it 120,000 pensioners and the difference, they emphasize, is covered by the entire population of Cordoba through taxes and work that is not done. The unions responded as one, and as Torres tried to defuse tensions, another front opened up.
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In the middle of the legislative period The entire opposition – with the exception of the libertarian Agustín Spaccesi – gave up their seats. when the new Attorney General’s Office of the Department of Corrections should vote. “The radicals receive a call from outside, from a child who is bored and making antics,” one official described. He referred to the (alleged) influence of former MP Rodrigo De Loredo, who acted from outside. The ruling party tried to implement the idea it advocated “the lack of distribution” of the 6 life positions have been approved in the new organization, or the need to secure the employees hired for the next year. This was unanimously denied by the main opposition figures.
We must recognize something true: all positions in government are for life, especially in the judiciary, where prosecutors or judges are still screwed despite being 75 years old. “Creating prosecutors’ offices or institutions very close to the judiciary and not giving them life-long status is a disregard for reality,” noted one lawmaker while defending the provincial project.
The new structure requires offices, furniture and staff. The state is expanding in response to popular demand in order to downsize structures. The arrival of Miguel Siciliano forced some ministries and agencies to adapt. The government’s decision seems to go in the opposite direction.
Despite everything, the success of the real estate certificates will cover meters of land and bury all the debates and controversies that the opponents “farm”. “Everything else is political noise at the end of the year, with people tired and demanding that 2025 ends now,” said a minister very close to Llaryora.
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