# Argentine federal tax redistribution debate > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/argentine-federal-tax-redistribution-debate > Updated: 2026-10-21T15:11:40.000Z. Sources: 7. Developments: 2. The Argentine Senate's Federal Tax Coparticipation Commission has initiated formal discussions to reform the national tax scheme and resource distribution. The initiative, titled “Rethinking coparticipation, from federal design to the reality of the provinces,” seeks to address long-standing regional asymmetries and historical imbalances that have hindered provincial development for decades. Senator Eduardo Vischi described the reform as a “pending debt” that has been delayed for 30 years, emphasizing the need for provincial autonomy and equitable development. Senator Flavia Royón noted that provinces have increasingly served as buffers against the retreat of national state functions. In support of these discussions, the government of Salta, represented by Minister of Economy and Public Services Roberto Dib Ashur, has proposed a new framework called the Federal Equity Regime (REF). Rather than demanding a full overhaul of the existing system, the REF aims to complement current tax sharing by using objective, solidarity-based criteria to address disparities in infrastructure, connectivity, and socioeconomic development across different jurisdictions. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-21: Salta Government Proposes Federal Equity Regime to Reduce Provincial Inequality Salta's Economy Minister presented the Federal Equity Regime (REF) to the Argentine Senate to address infrastructure and fiscal inequalities between provinces. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/salta-government-proposes-federal-equity-regime-to-reduce-provincial-inequality ### 2026-10-20: Argentine Senate debates federal tax redistribution reform The Argentine Senate has opened a debate on reforming the federal tax coparticipation system to address regional inequalities and ensure more equitable resource distribution for the provinces. 4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/argentine-senate-debates-federal-tax-redistribution-reform --- Cite as: Argentine federal tax redistribution debate. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/argentine-federal-tax-redistribution-debate