After the Government reported its decision to enable the Central Market as an importer of zero-tariff products, the Customs Police carry out verifications at the facilities.
Some fifty members of the Customs Police arrived today at the facilities of the Central Market to carry out verifications, following the measures announced by the Ministry of Economy, among which is the decision to grant a new role to that space as a food importer and supplier of a basket controlled by the Secretariat so that local businesses comply with maximum sale prices.
Customs officials carried out a inspection in sheds with tax warehouse category and the fruit and vegetable areas. In addition, one of the properties would be for imported fabrics and official monitoring in other places is not ruled out.
As reported by the Noticias Argentinas agency, everything would indicate that these raids are in line with the decision to add the market to the list of importers, which will allow bring food directly from abroad and other products with zero tariffs, creating a greater offer and no intermediation cost. Said products will be offered directly to the public and to nearby retail businesses.
The measures announced by Economy
Likewise, the Payment of Canon was suspended for 90 days to the stallholders of the Central Market that comply with the maximum prices set by the Secretary of Commerce.
Meanwhile, for price controls, a Trade Analysis unit will emerge which will have the objective of monitoring the traceability of the goods that are sold in the local market and the taxation at each stage.
These measures were taken in order to control the inflationary escalation, which showed an 8.4% rise in prices for April. The Government considers that these results are due, in part, to the abuse of companies with a dominant market position.
Source: Ambito
