Laura Raffo in favor of freeing fuel imports to make agriculture competitive

Laura Raffo in favor of freeing fuel imports to make agriculture competitive

The economist and presidential candidate for the National Party understands that the purchase and distribution of diesel and gasoline must be rediscussed.

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The economist and presidential candidate for the National Party (PN), Laura Raffowas in favor of the liberalization of fuel imports to give greater competitiveness to the agro national, starting from rediscussing the purchase and distribution of diesel and gasoline.

Within the framework of the Melilla 2024 Rural Expo held last Friday in the department of Montevideothe nationalist candidate maintained that, among the proposals aimed at agriculture that are within her government program, one of the main ones is to “discuss again” the liberation of the import and subsequent distribution of fuels.

“There is talk of exchange delay and the issue must be expanded to greater competitiveness,” said the politician, who understands that freeing the purchase of fuel and reducing its price is a concrete proposal to improve the competitiveness of the agricultural sector.

Along the same lines, he stated that his sector also proposes “preferential rates” for those fields that have risks and those that are destined for dairy productionwho should be given the opportunity for “greater access to markets” from the State itself.

According to Raffoit is imperative to “debureaucratize” the State in order to facilitate the procedures for producers, as well as “provide tax relief focused on the most sustainable productions that will make the country continue to grow.”

Tax exemptions for sustainable productions

“The first (measure) is to achieve tax exemptions for those productions that focus on what the world is asking for, for example meat with zero carbon gas emissions and productions with international certifications,” he said. Raffo about.

Likewise, he indicated that his program includes “everything that is tax relief for productions that grow, give energy and growth to the country and generate employment” and that it is on the “opposite path” to that of the Broad Front (FA). “The FA is proposing an increase in taxes on the entire productive system and, therefore, proposes that companies have lower profitability and hire fewer employees,” he noted.

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