The increase was signed by the President of Argentina on February 29. The increase in the salary of members of the Senate and the House of Representatives was 48% between January and February.

The Senate and House of Reps voted to repeal the increase on February 26. The vote was approved by the Senate on February 27. The House of Representative voted on February 28 to repeal it on February 30. The votes were approved by both houses of Congress on February 25 and February 28. The bill was passed by both chambers with a majority of votes in favor.