“Toto, will you be able to review the foreign exchange income regime for exporting services?” a user asked directly to the Minister of Economy.
“It’s great what they did by raising the quota to 24,000 (dollars) but there is an issue for many freelancers who do small jobs for many different or sporadic clients and They are forced to deposit the money within 5 business days of each collection, no matter how small it may be, with the consequent transactional expense,” he explained.
In that sense, he advanced with the question about the possibility of incorporating a “minimum quota” that allows foreign currency to be accumulated abroad to enter the country once a larger balance is accumulated. The response did not take long to arrive from Caputo himself who confirmed that the alternative “Pablo Lavigne is evaluating her,” said the head of the Treasury Palace in reference to the Secretary of Commerce of the Nation.
How many dollars do freelancers represent for the Central Bank?
Exporters of services that are part of the Knowledge Economy They are looking for a measure that allows them to increase billing amounts and have the money available with the least possible delay.
Altogether, it is estimated that young entrepreneurs in the technological field such as programmers, gamers, graphic designers and anyone who sells services of this type abroad, mobilize up to US$3,000 million per year.
According to the latest survey of Argencomin 2023, the performance of the knowledge economy showed positive results, with export growth of 2.9% annually, which allowed reaching a positive balance of US$ 384 million.
In total, the sector’s exports amounted to US$8,104 million while employment grew 3.6% (today there are 494,000 jobs, which represent 7.4% of total private employment at the national level).
For now, the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (BCRA) increased the amount exempt from liquidation for exports of services carried out by resident natural persons from $12,000 to $24,000, but it is estimated that many millions more circulate informally.
Source: Ambito
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