Sources close to the Treasury Palace They revealed to Noticias Argentinas that the parties will maintain a lunch behind closed doors at the fairgrounds, where the event is taking place 136th Palermo Rural Exhibition.
The Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Sergio Iraeta, A few days ago he held a meeting with the presidents of the four entities that make up the Liaison Table: the Argentine Agrarian Federation (FAA), Coninagro, Argentine Rural Confederations and the Argentine Rural Society.
The Liaison Committee will meet with Luis Caputo regarding measures for the countryside
At the meeting They avoided mentioning the withholdings and liquidations of soybeansalthough the central axis was the Problems faced by producers in the south of the country because of the heavy snowfall affecting sheep farmers.
When asked if the subject of tax withholdings was raised at the meeting, one of the members of the Liaison Committee present at the meeting remarked: “No, no. We did not specifically speak about that. As I said, it was a meeting purely and exclusively to talk about Patagonia.”
However, the spokesman clarified that the issue of withholdings “It will always be our request to eliminate retentions“And, well, the President of the Nation was very clear, he has it in his mind, in his head,” he said, referring to President Javier Milei saying that when they give them the numbers, they will do it.
It is expected that this Tuesday they will talk about these problems and particularly that Caputo define the position that the Government will have Regarding the measures that concern the sector: “zero withholdings”.
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Luis Caputo announced that there will be measures for the countryside but ruled out lowering taxes
Days ago, the minister told the field that nor wait for an announcement of a reduction in withholdings during the Rural Exhibition, although he anticipated that some measures are being studied.
Caputo He made statements on Friday morning during an interview with La Nación+ and, previously, on the social network “X” when answering a post he had stated: “We are going to dry the peso square. Some are not convinced. Reality will prove that soon people will have to sell dollars to pay taxes.”
During the television interview, the minister insisted that will reduce the Country Tax in September and eliminate it in December“We are going to fulfill what we said,” he stressed.
Consequently, he insisted that tax cuts will be the way to regain competitiveness, thus again rejecting the possibility of a devaluation. Given this situation, the Sector entities are seeking to speed up the process so that the government can move forward with the reduction of export duties.
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Agricultural tax collection grew 160% year-on-year
The collection for withholdings about him agricultural sector HE doubled in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2023 but was below the records of 2021 and 2022, according to a report prepared by the Rosario Stock Exchange (BCR).
The entity estimated that between January and June, agriculture contributed US$2.66 billion Export Duty (DEX) to the coffers of Treasure, It implies a 160% more than the contribution of the first six months of 2023with an estimated US$1.153 billion in that period.
The analysis linked the increase in the payment of the tax on productive recovery Following the effects of the drought that affected the agricultural campaign during 2023while explaining the decrease in the collection compared to the two years prior to the last calendar year by a lower export volume and the fall of the international prices.
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