Tres de Febrero published a report on its decade of reforms, with lower taxes and modernization of the State

The municipality of Tres de Febrero published a report detailing the main achievements of the mayor of La Libertad Avanza, Diego Valenzuela, presenting the “decade of transformation based on order, freedom and innovative management”.

The document places the origin of the process in the political change of 2015, when “the residents of Tres de Febrero made a clear and conscious decision: to change a way of governing that had become bureaucratic, opaque and removed from everyday problems”.

From that starting point, the report describes a management model that has been sustained over time and “ratified by the popular vote in six consecutive elections”, which allowed the consolidation of a series of structural reforms.

Less bureaucracy and digitalization

One of the central axes of the document is administrative simplification.

It states that “useless bureaucracy is a silent way of hindering the lives and work of neighbors and

businesses”.

The main measures include the elimination of intermediaries and informal circuits within the municipality, as well as the implementation of digital tools. In this framework, the creation of the Mi3F platform stands out, which works as a digital one-stop shop

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According to the report, more than 150,000 procedures were carried out digitally and 170,000 citizens joined the system, representing approximately 42% of the district's population.

In addition, it should be noted that 35% of the procedures are carried out outside working hours, an indicator of greater accessibility and autonomy for neighbors.

State Reform and Fiscal Order

The document also highlights a policy of controlling public spending. In this regard, it is indicated that wage expenditure remained between 30% and 35% of the total, one of the lowest levels in the Buenos Aires suburbs

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In parallel, a restructuring of the purchasing system was carried out, going from a scheme with more than 3,300 purchase orders in 2015 to less than 800 in 2025, together with an increase in public tenders.

This reorganization made it possible to improve transparency and efficiency, in addition to maintaining salaries and allocating between 15% and 20% of the budget to investment in works.

Lower taxes and a stimulus to activity

Another highlight is tax policy. The text argues that the municipality made progress in reducing rates and eliminating more than 400 fiscal concepts, with the objective of “not punishing those who produce

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Mention is also made of the creation of the monotax, the elimination of the road tax and the decision not to charge certain taxes on public services, in line with a strategy aimed at promoting investment and employment.

According to the document, these measures generated an increase in revenue as a result of the expansion of the tax base, driven by a greater formalization of economic activities.

Simple qualifications and work support

The report highlights the implementation of an instant authorization system through affidavit,

eliminating previous controls and administrative costs.

“The logic is simple and reasonable: it doesn't make sense to design the entire state apparatus thinking about the 3 or 4% who do things wrong,” the document states.

As a result, more than 1,500 entrepreneurs were able to digitally enable their businesses, while more than 2,200 transportation workers benefited from the elimination of costs and regulatory obstacles.

Urban development and works

In urban matters, the municipality highlights the approval of a new Urban Planning Code and a Strategic Plan that replaced the system of exceptions with general and predictable rules

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According to the report, this made it possible to order growth, reduce discretion and generate investment without increasing taxes.

In turn, works carried out during the decade are mentioned, such as paving, total LED lighting, basic infrastructure and the tender for the Hornos Street tunnel, financed entirely with municipal funds.

Conclusion

The report concludes that the experience of Tres de Febrero demonstrates that it is possible to “move from a State that blocks to a State that empowers”, highlighting the combination of less bureaucracy, tax reduction and administrative modernization

as axes of the management model.