In recent years, the PRO, led by figures like Mauricio Macri, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, and now Jorge Macri, has consolidated its hegemony in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA), governing uninterruptedly since 2007, totaling 18 years of management.
However, its management reveals a very notable contradiction between its practices and the discourse it adopts during electoral campaigns. While the party now presents itself as a defender of tax reduction and public spending, its trajectory shows a pattern of strong tax increases and budget management that, in many cases, replied to political interests rather than a vision of fiscal efficiency.
Throughout its management, the PRO has pushed for repeated increases in local taxes such as ABL (Lighting, Sweeping, and Cleaning) and vehicle registration fees, which directly impacted the pockets of Buenos Aires residents. For example, annual ABL adjustments have far exceeded inflation in several periods, justified by the need to "finance works and services."
However, public spending in CABA is not efficient, with significant allocations to official advertising, high-profile events, and infrastructure projects that, although flashy, do not always respond to people's priorities.
