The nationalist senator spoke about the situation experienced by the Uruguayan coastal departments on the border with Argentina.
The senator of National Party, Jorge Gandinireferred to the inevitable situation that the coast of the Uruguay Front of exchange difference that exists with Argentina, although he assured that everything possible is being done to alleviate the effects on local commerce and national industry.
The leader – who last week announced his pre-candidacy for the National Party – He told a press conference that the government received representatives of the coastal shopping centers where they demand that there be more controls and restrictions so that less merchandise passes through. “We have also received neighborhood associations that ask for fewer controls because the other’s salary gives them more. They are visions contradictory, but legitimate, where each person looks at what is useful to them,” explained the senator.
However, he stressed that little by little people are losing jobs. “The sector commercial and productive Uruguayan ends up being unviable and ends up being a drama,” he lamented. On the other hand, he assured that the government has been doing “a few things” but that none of them end up compensating for the motivation to cross the other side of the border to buy. “It is not enough with reduce taxes“It’s still better on the other side,” said the senator.
In that sense, Gandini highlighted that previously the Uruguayans They crossed to buy goods, something that is gone expanding to the point that they even visit the neighboring country to buy services. “They cross to celebrate birthdays, to see the dentist, to the hairdresser. These things make a difference in the pocket, but they end up liquidating small Uruguayan businesses and industries,” explained the senator.
The spending of Uruguayans in Argentina continues to increase
He Uruguayan spending in Argentina reached 363 million dollars during the third quarter of the year, which represents practically double that in the same period of 2019, in the prepandemic.
Tourism to the neighboring country was boosted by the exchange difference, with constant crossings to make purchases and take advantage of a price gap that grows and reached its highest historical value of 180%, according to UCU data.
According to information published by CPA economist Ferrere, Nicolas Cichevski, between July and September of this year the spending of Uruguayans abroad reached a total of 562 million dollars, which represents a real growth of 44% compared to the pre-pandemic and an increase of 25% in relation to the maximum of 2013. In comparison, income from tourism They were for 323 million dollars, a minimum level comparable to 2019 and 2014
Furthermore, in the annual measurement, the balance of the tourist balance between October 2022 and last September, which arises from the difference between incoming and outbound tourism, was negative by 70 million dollars, which represents 0.1% of the GDP. In any case, Cichevski clarified on his social networks that the figure is far from the average accumulated between 2011 and 2019, of 1.2 billion dollars, equivalent to 1.5% of GDP.
Source: Ambito
