This was announced by the Argentine Foreign Minister, Diana Mondinoto businessmen from that country during his participation in a luncheon of the Rotary Club. “Why countries like Uruguay either Paraguay “Why do companies that do not have their own industry have to suffer such a high tariff that only benefits some Argentine or Brazilian companies?” he questioned.
The head of Argentine diplomacy recalled that to the Common External Tariff (CET) “It is the highest in the world and makes everything we buy more expensive.” He considered that the 14% tax “maybe made sense three decades ago, but not now.”
Uruguay has been demanding a correction of this tariff for years, understanding that it has an impact on its trade and that it does not respect the differences in the economies of the countries that make up the Mercosur.
In another point of consonance between the Argentine government and the historic Uruguayan position regarding the changes required by the economic bloc, Mondino criticized that, in 32 years of operation of the Mercosura true customs union has not been established. “We have serious restrictions if an Argentine wants to work in Brazil, to transfer goods and services from one side to the other. We have not managed to have integrated borders,” he said.
On the delayed agreement between Mercosur and the European Union (EU)the Argentine foreign minister said that, despite the lethargy in the negotiations – which should be reactivated in September – the bloc will try to seal the trade agreement. However, she was skeptical and critical of the position of France because “they have a misunderstanding of what the South American agricultural sector is,” he said.
Source: Ambito
