With a campaign tone and criticism of Kicillof, José Luis Espert led the Government's announcement on virtual money laundering

The government announced, through an unusual spokesperson, that it had sent the Tax Innocence Principle bill to Congress, a second stage in the strategy to get savers to take their dollars out of their mattresses. The introductory speech was given by José Luis Espert , who—true to his tone—took aim at Kirchnerism. "Someone who bought US$200 was treated like Al Capone," the national representative emphasized, while questioning the governors and Axel Kicillof, under the watchful eye of Luis Caputo.

Espert was accompanied by Juan Pazo, executive director of ARCA. "We are going to abandon the persecutory regime of the former AFIP and focus on a tax collection approach where everyone is innocent until ARCA says otherwise," Espert stated.

The announcement had a strong electoral tone . Espert is the chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee in the lower house. And in the midst of negotiations between La Libertad Avanza and the PRO party in Buenos Aires province, he proclaimed himself "Milei's candidate" in the province of Buenos Aires for the national legislative elections in October. Luis Caputo , Minister of Economy, was present: he was seen in the front row, attentively watching Espert and Pazo speak.

From the outset, the LLA national representative spiced up his speech. "Today we present the second stage, with this bill that this administration is sending to Congress. The State gave the gun to the people and pulled the trigger; this ends with us. This change begins with a conceptual shift . It's not the Argentines who are at fault with the State, it's the State that is at fault with the Argentines," he maintained.

The deputy put pressure on the governors , with whom they have already been negotiating and—in some cases—reaching agreements, and took aim directly at Axel Kicillof: in the middle of the government's broadcast and official announcement, he called him a "Soviet."

"Either the deputies and senators support this bill or they oppose it and condemn Argentines to evade taxes. There's no middle ground. This message goes to the governors, to the Soviet Kicillof who ruined the province of Buenos Aires . We don't expect anything from him because he had a disastrous first term and part of his second," he emphasized, launching into the campaign.

Espert emphasized that the project is "designed for the well-being of the people," and took the opportunity to double down on his barbs against the governor of the province of Buenos Aires. "If Kicillof opposes it, he has to explain to the people of Buenos Aires why he wants to keep them locked in a cage and taxed. Today, criminals govern the province," he asserted.

He also criticized Wednesday's session in the House of Representatives, where the pension increase was partially approved. "The behavior was typical: lying, demagoguery, making people believe that Santa Claus exists when we know it's the parents. Making them believe that they can pay for something with what they have is a lie. Kirchnerism wants to keep digging the grave. They stole the savings and the retirees," Espert said.

And he added: "If they were so concerned about pensions, something we don't hide, they would agree to implement labor reform, something they refuse to do. It's a call to the damned establishment to tell them to change and give Argentinians freedom and not lie to the disabled and retirees like they did yesterday."

Along those lines, Espert criticized the opposition and said that Javier Milei has "balls as big as two watermelons" for his crusade against the fiscal deficit.

For his part, the head of the tax collection agency highlighted the initiative to whiten taxes so that citizens can invest their savings and the economy can begin to take off.

"We want people to put their savings to work ," Pazo emphasized, urging people to join this initiative. He emphasized that, as an incentive, self-employed workers "will have access to credit" to purchase a home or a high-value asset.

Regarding the bill the Executive Branch will send to Congress, ARCA's executive director commented: "We will modify the thresholds under which the State could prosecute you for evasion. The limits are being expanded, and from now on , anyone who fails to comply will be notified and will be able to regularize their situation by paying."

"This regime implies a change in the Argentine tax system. ARCA will bill those who join only during that period, regardless of the rest. Only what they have billed will be counted , and no administration of any other political persuasion will ever again be able to treat all Argentinians well in any other way," stated Pazo, who emphasized whether in the future, should the government change, the tax collection agency could take any tax pressure measures against taxpayers. "Absolutely not," he clarified.

The executive director thanked "the fourteen governors who have already signed the agreement with the Nation" and hopes the rest will do so soon so that Argentines are not hounded for their savings.