Javier Milei pledged to expand the May Pact with provincial governors and lower taxes once Congress approves the Ley Bases and the fiscal package. Its task, he added, would be to write bills to flesh out the May Pact. The president also pledged to lower taxes, starting with the PAIS tax he called a “distorting tax that threatens production and economic growth.” His supporters chanted “freedom, freedom, freedom” immediately after. Two demonstrators were arrested and two journalists from the La Voz del Interior newspaper were reached by tear gas. Milei finished his speech by asking God bless Argentines, and that “heavenly forces” accompany them before shouting out his trademark phrase: “Long live freedom, dammit!”

Source: Bueno Aires Herald May 26, 2024 03:50 UTC