With the elimination of the COUNTRY Tax, plane tickets abroad become cheaper, but taxes still weigh on them.
The Governmenteliminated the COUNTRY taxa measure that will be effective as of Monday the 23rd, although it left in force a 30% collection of Profits and Personal Assets for card expenses in dollars. This decision will impact services, tourism and purchases made abroad.
So, although It will be cheaper to travel abroad as well as use the card to make other types of purchases quoted in foreign currency, this extra amount of 30% must be considered in this type of operations. This will be a barrier for many tourists who plan to visit other countries on vacation, but it is cheaper than before the new measure, when the perception was 60%. That, added to the fact that Touring Argentina is already more expensive in dollars, which makes it advisable, in many cases, to take a ticket abroad.
Trips abroad: what will happen to the dollar and how to pay for tickets
However, although the elimination of the PAIS Tax will reduce the tax burden, The card dollar will still be more expensive than the MEP or blue dollar. And, moving forward, the big question is what will happen to the official dollar, at a time when there is speculation that the reduction of the gap and exchange rate unification open the possibility of the ticket price rising, which remains latent.
Thus, while starting Monday, the card or tourist dollar will cost between $1,350 and $1,355, many tourism agencies recommend exchanging pesos for dollars in the financial market and paying directly in foreign currencya maneuver that allows obtaining a more competitive exchange rate, close to $1,100.
An important clarification is that Those who make purchases in dollars before December 22 but whose credit card statements expire after that date will not pay this tax.. However, card purchases debit completed until midnight on December 22 will continue to be subject to the surcharge. This scenario will change from midnight on Monday the 23rd, when no means of payment will be covered by the tax.
Source: Ambito
