Milei’s Government will repeal a decree and harm all Argentine soccer clubs

Tension grows in the dispute between the National Government and the AFA. After the re-election of Chiqui Tapia as president of the association until 2028Javier Milei He is preparing his next move to try to weaken the boss of Argentine football.

As Infobae announced in the last few hours, between Tuesday and Wednesday the deregulation of a current decree that until today favored all Argentine clubs.

This is decree 1212, promoted by Nestor Kirchner in 2003 that was revived in the midst of the presidential campaign in 2023 by the then ruling government, this time with number 510.

“The special regime will be applicable for the cancellation of social security contributions indicated below: Personal contributions, Contributions employers and Obligations accrued until October 2023,” said the original decree that applies to this day.

This impacts the tax benefits of the clubs, which had facilities regarding the social charges of employment contracts. At the time of publication of the Bulletin, teams will have 6 months to adapt to this new regulation that will mainly affect smaller institutions.

The lightness at the time of payment of contributions and contributions to national organizations, it frees the teams to finance themselves and achieve economic solidity.

What did the decree promulgated in 2023 say?

The Argentine Football Association (AFA), the Professional Football League (LPF), the aforementioned clubs (Primera, PN and Primera B) and the companies that pay television rights will act as collection, withholding and/or self-withholding agents, in accordance with what is indicated in each case, empowering the AFIP, an autonomous entity within the scope of the Ministry of Economy, to designate another or other agents, in the event that the implementation of this regime requires it..