The municipality is promoting increases that contradict the electoral request to reduce local burdens
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The La Falda Executive is promoting a 29% increase in the Property Tax, contradicting the electoral message that demanded tax relief and a halt to unnecessary spending. The initiative also extends this adjustment to the water rate, which would rise by the same percentage and would be implemented starting in December 2025 as a more aggressive local fiscal policy. Additionally, the project includes a 25% increase in the minimum values of the Commerce Tax, deepening the economic impact on small businesses.
The municipality has calculated a budget of $19,999 million for 2026, a figure that represents a 45% increase compared to the previous year, raising questions about the priority of fiscal order. These ordinances, which cover the Tax, Rate, and Budget, were approved in the first reading by the City Council without full support from the local opposition. The public hearing to discuss them will be held on December 5 and will determine whether the community endorses the city's economic direction.
According to the Executive, the projects will be available in the coming days on the official Municipality website and at the Justice of the Peace so that residents can review them. The measure seeks to comply with administrative formalities, without considering the discontent caused by increases that contradict the citizens' demand to reduce the tax burden. Political tension has grown because the electorate had largely supported a national model that promotes tax cuts and lower fiscal burdens.
Municipalidad de La Falda
Other rates and the 2026 budget
The base increase of 29% for the first half of the year includes surcharges such as "Health System" and "Citizen Prevention Fund," which raise the rate increase to nearly 39%. For the second half of the year, the adjustment will be calculated according to the cumulative variation of the national Consumer Price Index published by INDEC. That mechanism will generate a scheme of automatic increases that could continue to strain the incomes of local taxpayers.
The concession contract stipulates that the water rate must increase in the same proportion as the Property Tax, confirming that the service will also rise by 29% in the first half of 2026. The measure extends the impact of fiscal policy to an essential service that already has high costs for many families in the city. With this update, users will face simultaneous increases in two of the most sensitive taxes for household finances.
The proposal also includes a 25% increase in the Commerce and Industry Tax, with additional charges such as "Tourism, Culture and Sports Fund" and "Environmental Sanitation", increasing the final cost. It also keeps the collection of vehicle taxes through the Motor Vehicle Registry and incorporates an alternative tax base calculated by the Provincial Revenue Office.
According to the proposal, discounts for early payment (before the 10th or the next business day) of 8% will remain in effect. For compliant taxpayers (those who have no debt up to 150 days before the due date of the bill to be issued) the discount will remain at 20%. Administrative expenses will be $1,548, reduced to $516 for those who are enrolled in the digital bill system.
