Banco Nación reversed course and announced that it will not close branches in La Pampa

Banco Nación reversed course and announced that it will not close branches in La Pampa

October 11, 2024 – 16:43

It was announced by its president Daniel Tillard, after a meeting with the agricultural leaders of the province and confirmed that the suspension of the increase in taxes on credits will allow the branches to remain open.

Ignacio Petunchi

In a meeting with the Pampas Liaison Table, the head of the Nation Bank of that province, Daniel Tillard assured that “the mandate of Javier Milei is that we lend more; “The Government is an ally of production” and confirmed that the suspension of the increase in taxes on loans will allow branches to remain open.

The agricultural leadership and the Bank authorities committed to maintaining dialogue open with the purpose of continuing to improve the relevant financial tool that the federal SME banking of Banco Nación means for producers. ‎

It should be remembered that the government of La Pampa had promulgated Provincial Law No. 3575, in which it established the doubling of the tax as of 9/1/2024 on the credits disbursed by Banco Nación in that province.

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Given this decision, which raises the gross income rate to 15.5% for loans to families and companies, The financial institution ordered the cessation of activities in the branches of Bernasconi, Colonia Barón, Eduardo Castex, General Acha, Guatrache, Ingeniero Luiggi, Intendente Alvear, Winifreda and Victorica.

Days ago it had been decided that the Pampas branches will become dependent on the Zonal Management of San Luis.

In this regard, Tillard had stated that “The incidence of local taxes doubles the expense on the staff’s payroll, which ends up being an imposition on the territorial presence.”

Based on widespread complaints from the productive sector and the banking entities themselves, the governor of La Pampa, Sergio Ziliotto, offered the banks not to charge them the increase applied to the Gross Income Tax on financial activity for four months.

Source: Ambito

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