the government’s dual strategy

Yesterday, the Secretary of Domestic Trade, Robert Felettiheld a series of meetings with representatives of supermarkets, wholesalers and local businesses with the aim of putting together a basket of 100 products to implement the program Prices Care in small-scale stores throughout the country.

The Undersecretary for Actions for the Defense of Consumers, Liliana Schwindt, and the Undersecretary for Policies for the Internal Market, Antonio Mezmezian, also participated in the meetings, it was reported this afternoon.

As part of the evaluation of the implementation of the program +Prices Carethe secretary warned at the meetings that “in February inspections will be intensified to monitor the correct use of signage and compliance with supply and agreed prices.”

In this context of analysis of the first month of implementation of the new stage of the program, one of the highlights that were discussed in the meetings was to set up a work table to begin to agree on a basket of more than 100 products, arising from the list of +Prices Care.

In this case, differential values ​​will be sought for local businesses with a single outlet, “that recognizes profit margins that allow profitability to be maintained,” it was explained.

The meetings of this table will be resumed next week, in which they will work on the list of products that the grocers, supermarkets and self-service stores have committed to making from the 1,321 products that make up the + Care Prices basket.

Also the production companies, wholesalers and distributors will join in the preparation of this basket and the definition of their prices.

“We want to extend the program to as many marketing outlets as possible. We seek to reach an agreement with local businesses, we are going to try to agree on a number of products less than the program of the large chains, according to the size of the business, which the self-services and stores are going to have to offer at the price agreed with the secretariat Feletti remarked.

In addition, the official added that this initiative “is also a demand in the interior of the country, which asks us to intercede in the relationship between wholesalers and local businesses.”

In this sense, during the work table with representatives of stores and supermarkets, work was done on the preparation of the possible list with the products that would make up the basket and on how to implement the program and maintain competitiveness.

In addition, the possibility of adding regional products was analyzed, working with each province to add local SMEs to the program.

“The +Precios Care basket is working, what we want is to expand the offer in more marketing mouths and in that you are key. Our policy is to secure and consolidate the basket. We want local trade to also be part of the benefits of the program”, the secretary assured them.

These meetings are added to the meeting that was held yesterday with the authorities of the Association of United Supermarkets (ASU) to evaluate the operation of +Precios Cares during the first month since its relaunch.

In said meeting, the supermarket owners expressed their support for the program and highlighted that the products that make it up are the most sought after by consumers due to their quality and affordable price.

Gustavo Marcantonio from Micropack; Claudia Rueda and Mariano Casa de Vitall; Luciano Roveda of Makro; Matías Moltalvan de Jaguar; Diego Molaro from Diarco; Juan Manuel Fera from Maxiconsumo SA and Lionel Muñoz from Parodi.

Also participating were Alejandro Savore (president) of the Federation of Grocers, Retailers, Food Self-Services and Related Entities of the Province of Buenos Aires; Ricardo Alberto Zorzon president of CAS; Pedro Oroz, administrator of CAS and FASA, Victor Palpacelli, president of FASA; Maria Gabriela Jaureguizar, Juan Darío Milito de Rosario, Yolanda Durand and Denise Gornatti from the Argentine Chamber of Chinese Supermarkets.

At the beginning of January, the Government agreed with a hundred companies on a basket of 1,300 essential products, including groceries, cleaning, and personal hygiene, so that it “serves as an anchor for inflation,” according to Feletti.

In the next week the meetings of this table will be resumed, in which they will work on the list of products that the grocers, supermarkets and self-services promised to make from the 1,321 products that make up the + Care Prices basket, said the official information.

Prices Care

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Domestic Trade launched this week a new stage of the program now 12with financing in three, six, 12, 18 and up to 24 installments, with changes in interest rates and without changes in the items included.

Among the modifications, the abolition of the 30-installment plan and the increases in the limits of the operations reached by the program in the case of motorcycles (from $250,000 to $300,000) and eyeglasses and contact lenses (from $15,000) stand out. to $20,000).

In this way, the payment plans will continue in three, six, 12, 18 and 24 installments, with a nominal annual rate of 31% in the first three and 36% in the remaining two.

From Productive Development they highlighted this renewal maintains all the previous items and offers financing plans in up to 24 installments with subsidized interest rates on white line products that include water heaters, refrigerators, freezers, freezers, air conditioners, air conditioners and / or ventilation , dishwashers, washers and dryers, kitchens, ovens, stoves, heaters, stoves and hot water tanks.

They also noted that the 24 installments can be found in home furnishings; bikes; mattresses; tires; automotive accessories and spare parts; computers, notebooks and tablets (nationally manufactured); televisions and monitors; and small appliances.

In the same way, they are available for the purchase of materials and tools for construction such as sand, cement, lime, plaster, bricks, iron, sheet metal, openings, wood, ceramics, toilets, pipes, pipes, taps, membranes, tiles, paint. , glass, fittings and wooden floors.

On the other hand, they highlighted that the recently incorporated item of durable kitchen elements, which includes products such as pots, pans, frying pans and plates -all aluminum- remains in the 12-installment plan, as well as the items of clothing and footwear , while bicycles (including electric ones) continue in the plans of three, six and 24 installments.

In the case of domestically manufactured toys and board games, the plans are for three, six, 12 and 18 installments.

Now 12: products and quotas:

With the renewed Now 12 program you can buy:

• Durable kitchen elements (12 installments)
• Includes pots, pans, frying pans and griddles, all of aluminum
• Kit for home connection of water and sewage (24 installments) White line (12, 18, and 24 installments)
• Air conditioners, air conditioners and/or ventilation, dishwashers, washers and dryers, kitchens, ovens and stoves, heaters and stoves, hot water tanks and water heaters, refrigerators, freezers and freezers.
• Televisions and monitors (12, 18 and 24 installments)
• All the models.
• Small appliances (3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 installments)
• Electric kettles, blenders, processors, mixers, toasters, among others.
• Computers, notebooks and tablets (12, 18 and 24 installments)
• All kinds of computers, notebooks and tablets.
• Clothing (3, 6 and 12 installments)
• Garments for men, women and children. It includes work clothes, sports clothes, daily use clothes and all kinds of clothing accessories.
• Footwear and leather goods (3, 6 and 12 installments)
• Sports and non-sports footwear. It also includes wallets, suitcases, handbags, leather goods and other materials.
• Toys (3, 6, 12 and 18 installments)
• Nationally manufactured toys and board games.
• Bicycles (3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 installments)
• All types of bicycles, including electric bicycles, their parts and accessories
• Furniture (3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 installments)
• Home furnishing.
• Mattresses (12, 18 and 24 installments)
• Mattresses and box springs.
• Glasses and contact lenses (3, 6 and 12 installments)
• Prescription glasses, purchased at opticians, whose final price does not exceed $20,000.
• Construction materials and tools (12, 18 and 24 installments)
• Sand, cement, lime, plaster, bricks, iron, sheet metal, openings, wood, ceramics, toilets, pipes and tubes, taps, membranes, tiles, paint, glass, hardware, wooden floors, and work tools, among others.
• Machinery and tools (3 and 6 installments)
• Drills, grinders, sanders, polishers, saws, stick welders, TIG system welders, MIG-MAG system welders and vices.
• Motorcycles (12 and 18 installments)
• Includes all motorcycles whose final price does not exceed $300,000.
• Tires, accessories and spare parts (12, 18 and 24 installments)
• For cars and motorcycles. Accessories, conversion kit for vehicles to CNG gas and spare parts for automobiles and motorcycles.
• Lighting fixtures (3 and 6 installments)
• All lighting fixtures including electrical LED technology lighting fixtures.
• Tourism (6, 12 and 18 installments)
• Long-distance bus tickets, air tickets, hotels and other tourist accommodation authorized by the competent provincial body, tourist packages purchased through authorized travel agencies, rental cars, and excursions and recreational activities, all services to be provided entirely within of the National Territory.
• Medical equipment (12 and 18 installments)
• Electrocardiographs, defibrillators, monitors for different physiological signals, medical grade scales, instruments and sterilization elements produced by national SMEs.
• Perfumery (3 and 6 installments)
• Cosmetic products, personal care and national perfumes.
• Books (3, 6, 12 and 18 installments)
• School texts and national printing books.
• Bookstore article (3 and 6 installments)
• School stationery items such as notebooks, stationery, pencils, pens, backpacks, pencil cases, labels
• Musical instruments (12 and 18 installments)
• All kinds of musical instrument.
• Spas (3, 6 and 12 installments) Sports preparation services (3, 6, 12 and 18 installments)
• Gyms.
• Educational services (3 and 6 installments)
• Language courses, related to computers, sports and cultural activities. Does not include schools or universities.
• Personal care services (3 and 6 installments)
• Hairdressers and beauty centers
• Repair services (3 and 6 installments)
• Technical services of electronics and home appliances.
• Motor vehicle and motorcycle repair shops (3 and 6 installments) Alarm installation services (3 and 6 installments)
• Does not understand the device.
• Organization services for events and commercial exhibitions (3 and 6 installments)
• Catering and photography.