The measure will aim to strengthen tax collection, which in recent times has been severely affected by the impact of the drought.
Within the package of measures that the Government will announce in the next few hours, within the framework of the negotiation with the International Monetary Fund, a specifically aimed at propping up collection and the fiscal result. Progress will be made in the collection of a Extraordinary advance of Income Tax for large companies, as Ámbito was able to confirm with high official sources.
The measure will focus on 200 large companies and will aim strengthen tax collectionwhich in recent times has been severely affected by the drought impact in income from withholdings on agricultural exports.
In principle, the decision would be announced this Friday along with the rest of the measures arising from the fight with the IMF in order to reach an agreement that recalibrates the macroeconomic goals for this year and unlocks the disbursements of the organization. It will not be the only one that will have an impact on the fiscal front: the application of the PAIS tax to imports of luxury goods and services will also provide additional revenue.
The fiscal front was one of the focuses of the push and pull with the Fund, which demanded further cuts in the primary deficit target set for this year (1.9% of GDP), something that was resisted by Sergio Massa and his economic team. .
Source: Ambito
