In this way, Resolution 267/2024, promulgated by the Secretariat of Commerce and Industry and which prevented municipalities from including fees in the bills for public services such as the electric power and natural gas.
The municipality of Pilar justified its request in provincial law No. 10,740 and in the agreement with EDENOR to collect the municipal taxthrough its incorporation in the service invoice of that company. In turn, it added the provincial regulations that They set the framework for electrical energy and the jurisdiction of the supervisory body (OCEBA) in that territory.
Following the request, the federal judge ruled “make way for the precautionary measure” and order “the suspension of the effects of Resolution 267/2024 issued by the Secretariat of Commerce and Industry of the Nation.”
“The interim measure will be valid until the precautionary measure requested in this case is resolved. To this end, the Ministry of Economy – Secretariat of Industry and Commerce shall be required to produce the report provided for in Article 4 of Law 26,854, within three days of being notified of this resolution,” the text added.
Service rates: the Government decided that municipalities should not include taxes and fees in their bills
The measure of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry was announced by the Minister of Economy, Luis Caputo, through his social networks.
“In response to repeated public complaints about municipalities that include local taxes in the billing of essential services such as electricity and gas, the Secretariat of Industry and Commerce of the Ministry of Economy issued Resolution 2024-267, which will be published tomorrow in the Official Gazette,” Minister Caputo published last week on his X account.
As he explained, the bills for essential services They must only contain, in a unique and exclusive manner, the description and price corresponding to the service contracted by the consumer.“it is prohibited to include charges unrelated to the nature of the service.”
Source: Ambito
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