The brand new libertarian government Javier Milei in Argentina last measures to untie the knot that on the imports made by the previous administration, decisions that are eagerly awaited by Uruguayan exporters.
Members of the economic team of Freedom Advances (LLA) They presented to a group of businessmen some of the options that the new Executive is analyzing. Among them, including differential treatment in access to new imports between those who have and those who do not have commercial debt, reported Scope in Argentina. In that case, a schedule would be proposed for the cancellation of the stock pending official listing.
Among the measures that are being analyzed and that would be announced in the coming days is also the possibility of using the segment cash with settlement (CCL) so that companies can catch up with their suppliers.
The third idea under debate is to authorize Argentine importers to use own dollars. This is not a new idea, years ago a group of businessmen developed a plan that went in that direction. To pave the way, President Javier Milei would present a project of money laundering much broader than the one carried out Mauricio Macri in 2016.
The Argentine chancellor, the economist Diana Mondinohad advanced fifteen days ago, during the annual summit of the Industrial Union of Argentina (UIA), that the Milei government would advance in the elimination of SIRAs, which he described as “an extortion mechanism that creates obstacles and has no benefit.” Although he then clarified that this would not happen in the first days of management.
That system that imposed greater control on access to dollars for imports in Argentina cost the Uruguayan export sector at least 22.5 million dollars, according to estimates by the Chamber of Industries of Uruguay (CIU).
Only in the first four months of the year, Uruguayan exports to Argentina They went from 221.5 million to 167.6 million dollars, dropping their share as a destination from 6.2% to 5.3%.
The delicate situation of exporters was not alien to the president Luis Lacalle Pouwho questioned during the summit of heads of state of the Mercosur last Thursday, “the serious complications to export to Argentina“.
In his dissertation, he assured that these obstacles occur “not only in income, but also in collection” and assured that he was referring to “products that are consumed in Argentinanot artificial economy”.
The Executive estimates that there are at least 600 import permits for Uruguayan goods pending authorization by Argentinaalthough these data correspond to June so currently the figure would be higher.
It is worth remembering that, in recent months, the administration of Alberto Fernandezwith Sergio Massa As Minister of Economy, he ordered several measures that further limited the capacity of Argentine importers.
Among them, a fiscal package that taxed imports of goods and freight at 7.5%, the PAIS tax was applied to the payment of services abroad, and the Federal Public Revenue Administration (AFIP) The quota allowed for importing companies to carry out purchases abroad was reduced by 25%.
Source: Ambito
