The Argentine Chamber of Distributors and Self -Services emphasized the “hidden costs” that are then transferred to consumer prices.
Wholesale self -services rejected the recent increases in the pricing lists they received from some companies, after the release of the stocks for human people. From the sector, the course of the recent measures taken by the Government and They assured that the main problem of the Argentine economy is not the dollar but taxes.
“The liberation of the stocks does not represent a devaluation, but the positive opening of the market. Already the companies operated with the MEP dollar or had liqui (CCL), which even registered a decline after the opening of the official dollar, which reinforces the idea that There are no foundations to highlight prices, “he said the Argentine Chamber of Distributors and Self -Services.
“In addition, the new official exchange rate released is exclusively oriented to natural persons, so it does not directly affect the operation of companies,” they said. In that sense, the entity convened suppliers to act with more “responsibility to avoid distortions and speculation that only generate uncertainty and affect the normal functioning of the trade“
According to the camera, “The real problem of the economy is not the dollar but taxes and hidden costs that are later transferred to prices”. “When a consumer buys, for example, a bottle of wine and meat in a warehouse or supermarket of closeness, the final price includes a series of mandatory contributions and contributions and ‘solidarity’, which have been collected for more than 20 or 30 years.
Among those “hidden costs” the wholesalers highlighted six:
1. Additional contribution solidarity to social work by COVID-19that is still charged to this day since it must be paid “or not that social work.”
2. Mandatory contribution to the Argentine Institute for Professional and Technological Training for Commerce (INACAP)that we have to provide it monthly since 2008, “although the employee never trained.”
3. Mandatory Retirement Insurancewhich was created in October 1991, and represents 2.5% of the worker’s remuneration. “50% of the proceeds are deposited in the worker’s individual account and the other 50% goes to the ‘solidarity’ collective system. To obtain the benefit of the retirement, the employee must have contributed at least 20 years,” said the wholesalers.
4. Contribution to the unionwhich is discounted to the employee is affiliated or not and implies 0.5% of the salary.
5. Mandatory contribution to the Fex Promotion Institute (IPCVA).
6. Contribution to coviar: mandatory for the promotion of wine, which “is not paid, the winery can suffer the blockade.”
Source: Ambito
