Sources close to the Treasury Palace revealed that the parties will maintain a Lunch behind closed doors at the fairgrounds. The Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Sergio Iraetaa few days ago held a meeting with the presidents of the four entities that make up the Liaison Committee.
At the meeting they avoided mentioning the withholdings and liquidations of soybeans, although The central theme was the problems faced by producers in the south. of the country due to heavy snowfall affecting sheep farmers.
These problems are expected to be discussed on Tuesday, and Caputo is expected to define the government’s position on the measures that concern the sector.
Luis Caputo: “The field has to be calm”
At the exit of La Rural, the head of the economic portfolio tried to reassure the actors in the field: “We are facing a historic change in Argentina. The field has to be quiet“everyone has to stay calm.”
“Withholdings are a tax that we would like to lower as a priorityAs the President always said and as I say, First we need a fiscal surplusbut it is one of the priorities,” he added.
The minister also said that the sector has its doors open to dialogue and to make proposals. “We are going to do everything in our power to help,” he added, while stating that “we are in the midst of a historic change in Argentina and we ask the countryside to trust us.” Caputo also stressed the importance of maintaining the fiscal surplus and continuing with economic growth to allow for tax reductions.
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.
Source: Ambito
