the 'patacon'

Forstater, Mathew ForstaterM at umkc.edu
Thu Sep 6 14:48:46 PDT 2001


is anyone following the 'patacon' phenomenon in Argentina? In the face of budget balancing requirements, Buenos Aires has issued a different currency, the patacon (singular; plural is patacones) so that they can can pay workers wages and meet other commitments. an important part of promoting acceptability has been to make them acceptable for paying taxes and cancelling tax debts.

see, e.g.:

http://www.taipeitimes.com/news/2001/07/30/story/0000096422



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