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Amy Booth
Amy Booth is deputy director of the Buenos Aires Herald. Her work on politics, social affairs and human rights has appeared in the BBC, the Guardian, VICE, and many others. She came to Buenos Aires from Bolivia in 2018 for a masters in political and social theory at UBA. When she’s not writing, she’s probably reading, marathon training, or doing trapeze.
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EconomicsPolitics
Commission debates Milei’s new bill on tax amnesty, lower income tax threshold
by Amy BoothStemming from the fiscal chapter of the first omnibus bill, the administration’s project also proposes cuts to personal asset tax and a scheme to regularize undeclared assets, but leaves out delicate matters such as export duties and pension reform
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The Herald’s managing editor, Amy Booth, on the Spanish word for beans, spending the pandemic in Argentina, and the appropriate color for sweet corn empanadas
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Politics
‘We have to recognize the past more effectively’: South African rights defender Zaid Kimmie
by Amy BoothThe Foundation for Human Rights director on how Argentina and South Africa can learn from each other and the emergence of a Milei-era ‘counter-narrative’
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HealthSociety
‘We’re talking 12 and younger’: one in 20 teen girls in Argentina lives with a partner
by Amy BoothChild marriage exposes girls to sexual violence and early pregnancy. These researchers are campaigning for the right to decide
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BusinessEnergyPolitics
Chubut threatens to cut oil and gas unless national government transfers tax funds
by Amy BoothSix governors representing all of southern Argentina co-signed the statement, describing themselves as the “United Provinces of the South”
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EconomicsPolitics
In 33-page document, CFK warns Argentina is on brink of third debt crisis
by Amy BoothThe former president and vice published the document today over concerns Milei is accelerating his dollarization plans, a source said
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Human rightsPoliticsSociety
Milei’s deputies present bill to overturn legalization of abortion
by Amy BoothThe bill would punish abortion with jail time — but has been panned as a distraction from the omnibus bill’s collapse
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International relationsPolitics
‘Argentina can’t continue with this crisis,’ says senior US official
by Amy BoothBrian A. Nichols, US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, said any potential future agreement with the IMF would be ‘beneficial’ for Argentines
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PoliticsThe Rosca
Argentina’s lower house approves Milei’s omnibus bill after marathon debate
by Amy BoothLawmakers negotiated eleventh-hour modifications that cut down on privatizations and the scope of Milei’s legislative powers. The articles will now be voted on individually
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EconomicsPolitics
Government axes income tax plan, limits power delegation before bill vote
by Amy BoothThe about-turns form part of the Milei administration’s negotiations to secure support for the omnibus bill in Congress