The industrial entity questioned the government’s decision to authorize the importation of used machinery. They warn that attentive against workers’ safety.
The Minister of Deregulation, Federico Sturzeneggerresponded on Wednesday to Critics of the Argentine Industrial Union (UIA) for the government’s decision to authorize the importation of used machinery. He affirmed that This topic “never appeared” in the conversations With the organizations of the sector, while multiple SMEs asked him for this type of liberation. “Why this agenda It wasn’t in the organs that are thought and promoting the industry in Argentina? “He called the reflection to the business entity.
According to him ministerthese fluctuations between those who criticize the importation of used machinery and those who ask them are born of “a Luck of internal contradiction. The industry has multiple links. And support one is harming another“In this case, its authorization” is a benefit for thousands of industries, but represents a competitive challenge for companies that produce capital goods. “
“So Who do entities defend? To the thousands of beneficiary or potential entrepreneurs? Or those who produce these machines today? ” Sturzenegger.
Given these contradictions, the options that the industrialists would have, according to the minister, would be to defend the points they would have in common: “to lower their taxes or make a devaluation that exempts them from lowering costs them and that allows them to liquefy the wages they feel cannot discuss with a more powerful and orderly trade unionism.”
But the minister warned them that “these two things are nothing more than trying to use the State to redistribute resources from the rest of society or workers. It is not an attractive proposition for a government that has an agenda focused on citizens.”
Despite these indirect criticisms, Sturzenegger adjurad “that the country has an incredible industrial future.” He appointed the production of energy and minerals and the decrease in the cost of capital product of the macroeconomic system.
The criticism of the UIA
The National Government repealed the demand of Certificate of importation of used goods (CIBU), a procedure that had more than three decades in force and that restricted the Entry of machinery used to the country. The measure was formalized on Wednesday by decree 273/2025.
In a text, the UIA warned that “Authorize the entry of used machinery -What does not go through the technical, quality and security controls to which national production is subjected- It constitutes a risk for the safety of workers and quality of products as well as absolutely unfair competition. “
“The used goods import certificate (CIBU) was not a barrier to avoid external competition but a way to prevent Argentina from receiving Descartes and obsolete material from other industries, “added the UIA.
Source: Ambito
