Recent data from the Argentine Ministry of Economy indicate that in February the primary fiscal surplus grew by 20.5 % compared to the same period in 2025.

However, this also showed a 54.8 % drop compared to the surplus recorded last January.

The report indicates that in February the country had “a financial surplus (including debt service payments) of 144.421 billion pesos, a year-on-year decrease of 53.5 %.

This figure also marks a drastic decline compared to the financial surplus of 1.1 trillion pesos in January.”

Total revenues grew 21.2 % year-on-year and primary expenditures 21.3 %. Furthermore, debt interest payments totaled 1.26 trillion pesos.

“According to the 2026 Budget prepared by the Javier Milei administration, Argentina expects to close this year with a primary surplus equivalent to 1.5 % of GDP and a positive financial balance equivalent to 0.3 % of GDP,” the local entity stated.

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced on Monday, December 1, its decision to charge a $45 fee starting in February 2026 to passengers within the United States who do not comply with the federal REAL ID Act.

The decision is part of the “final implementation of the REAL ID Act, created in 2005 to strengthen identity verification standards after the September 11 attacks. Its implementation, postponed several times, began in May.” According to the TSA, the money collected from this additional fee will cover the administrative costs of the secondary identification process, thus preventing these costs from falling on taxpayers.

The Trump Administration’s decision changes the situation that, until now, was the norm for travelers, who “could board domestic flights with state-issued identification, primarily driver’s licenses.”

The TSA has stated that undocumented immigrants who have opted for self-deportation will not be restricted from boarding international flights due to this requirement.

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