The municipality of General Alvarado, whose capital is Miramar, has become the center of attention due to a 2026 Tax Code project that includes an average 50% increase in municipal taxes, and the confirmation that unusual levies remain in force, such as specific taxes for basements, balconies, and even for table football (metegol) in businesses. According to the Argentine News Agency, the discussion took place within the framework of the ordinance that sets the tax scheme for the coming year. All of this is based on a base ordinance written over 30 years ago and never updated. From the opposition, councilor Joaquín Sánchez Charro (PRO) took advantage of the debate to attack the administration of Mayor Sebastián Ianantuony (Union for the Fatherland). He asserts that the 'tax on table football, balconies, or basements' has become a symbol of a municipality stuck in the past, which prefers to maintain 'absurd' taxes rather than thoroughly review the tax structure and align it with a more modern, productive, and tourist-oriented profile. The criticism is not limited to the eccentricity of the taxes. Problems with waste collection, security complaints, and an overwhelmed public hospital are also mentioned, which fuels the argument that 'people don't pay because they feel they get nothing in return.' The ruling party, for its part, relies on the need to strengthen its own revenue in the face of cuts in national and provincial transfers, and defends that many of the questioned taxes already existed in previous administrations. Opponents also focus on collectibility: they estimate that only about 40% of the ABL (property tax) bills are actually paid, in a context where residents complain about the lack of services in return. In addition to a new fuel tax, the bill revealed a catalog of fees that seem to be from another era: a business with a table football must pay nearly $9,800 monthly, billiard tables are taxed around $24,500, old 'jukeboxes' are taxed almost $5,000 per month, and even carousels have their own tariff.