Part of Milei's economic plan, they reduced federal monthly payments to provinces and La Rioja couldn't keep up with its budget and basically went bankrupt. So they created a new currency to prop up the provincial economy. They've been giving out about USD 40 worth of chachos to individuals, where the monthly average salary is USD 240. It's a 16% gift overnight, sky will be the limit for prices IF business actually accept these.
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Wow, I hate to say it but I'm surprised how economically illiterate of a thing that is for them to do. Surely people won't be fooled by that. They'll just try to spend that currency as fast as possible and as you say prices will go up. Shocking.