Collection from the PAIS tax jumped 1252% and heats up the fight between Milei, the governors and the Fund. In January it raised 469,199 million pesos.

They are looking for co-participation, but the IMF wants to eliminate it. "It is known that if the tax is shared, no more is taken out," argue the negotiators most tied to the treasury. The Tax for an Inclusive and Solidarity Argentina (COUNTRY) started a little more than four years ago.