After the national regulations of said regime, the Logical NGO -Dedded to generate fiscal awareness in society and it was the promoter of this transparency regime- sent the orders to the provinces to join.
In this scenario, it is expected that other provinces add their answers soon.
The NGO sent a letter to each of the 24 governors with two questions: 1) If it will boost the adhesion to the regime so that gross income and municipal rates are also visible in purchase tickets, and 2) while such adhesion does not take place, if it will apply sanctions to shops that voluntarily report these local taxes to consumers.
From those five provinces they answered the logic letter saying that they will adhere to the regime and that they will not apply sanctions for that case.
He President of Logic, Matías Olivero VilaHe pointed out that “the lack of fiscal awareness caused by a regime that has hidden taxes led to citizens not demanding responsible behavior in spending and taxes that weigh in everyday life.”
“This process has been functional so that we reach the highest taxes and inflation in the world. With the sanction of this regime, 50 years of the unacceptable prohibition of showing consumer taxes were completed, ”he said.
He said that “knowing the taxes that we face and who pay them will empower us to get involved and demand logical taxes and expensesalso to demand services of the Nation, provinces and municipalities ”.
In the response of the City of Buenos Aires, the adoption of the regime is based on different mandates of the Buenos Aires Constitution in favor of consumers, such as the one it guarantees “Access to transparent, adequate, truthful and timely information”being the intention of the Government “the promotion of a bill that implements a tax transparency regime contemplating the particular aspects of gross income tax and considering the importance of giving the conditions of implementation of the same, being truthful for the consumer.”
For its part, the Governor of Chubut, Ignacio Torreshe clarified in his letter that they will not only adhere to this regime, but will also actively promote transparency “especially in fiscal expenses”, as signals of “institutional quality for the promotion of new private investments.”
Meanwhile, the Mendoza government He said “the spirit pursued with the sanction of the regime, recognizing that active transparency measures promote confidence in governments and improve the link between the interests of the State and those of citizenship” and that are analyzing issues related to instrumentation, methodology and implementation costs.
From Entre Ríosin turn, the governor Rogelio Frigerio He founded the impulse of an adhesion bill in which he shares the purpose of the regime “so that citizens in general are involved and has greater participation in tax matters.”
For its part, the province of MISSIONS He indicated that “studies have been conducted in order to determine the best way for the application of said standard to gross income” as well as “the necessary measures to be applied at the municipal level”, and that “the necessary rules will be issued for its application.”
What is the fiscal transparency regime to the consumer
Logic promoted this regime in 2023 through a request on Change.org and a proposal to the five presidential candidates to sign a commitment to promote this regime, which was signed by Javier Milei (also by Bullrich and Schiaretti), who later as president decided to honor him through the law sanctioned by the National Congress.
For this “logical law”, the VAT is shown since January 1, internal taxes and fuels in the purchase tickets of large companies and from April the other businesses will be added.
Also as of this date, prices will be exhibited and advertised for their gross and net tax amount. While there is no deadline for provincial adhesions, It should take place shortly so that information flows evenly throughout the country.
Source: Ambito
