they introduce a tax on air tickets at the last minute

they introduce a tax on air tickets at the last minute

The addition, proposed and promoted by the parliamentary secretary of the Frente de Todos, Paula Penacca, provides a fixed amount that will be determined by the Ministry of Security of the Nation, whose value may not exceed 0.25% of the basic salary of the hierarchical grade. Principal Officer of the General Ranking of Police Personnel of the PSA.

New formula

According to this formula, the new tax will have a very low value since that reference salary is currently around 100,000 pesos per month, which would mean a maximum rate of just 250 pesos.

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The article states that the new rate should be “equitable and proportional to the service provided” and must be paid by passengers boarding international, regional and domestic flights from airports or aerodromes belonging to the National Airport System of the Argentine Republic.

As specified, the airlines or agencies in charge of marketing air tickets will act as collection agents.

Antecedent

This will not be the first time that a rate of these characteristics is incorporated: until 2005 it was charged to finance the National Aeronautical Police, the immediate antecedent to the PSA, created that year. This extinct force depended on the Ministry of Defense and in particular on the Argentine Air Force.

Source: Ambito

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