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Katarina Hall

Milei Gave Himself a Huge Pay Raise, Then Took It Back

Argentine President Javier Milei is being accused of increasing his presidential income while pushing massive spending cuts across the government to deal with the country's economic crisis. 

Reports emerged over the weekend that Milei's monthly salary increased from 4 million pesos (equivalent to $4,700, according to the official exchange rate) in January to slightly over 6 million pesos (or $7,073) in February. The salary hike was also extended to other top government officials. 

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