“There was a change in expectations regarding Argentina. In this context, the year 2024 has been complex, because it was necessary to begin with an adjustment. From there, a deep effort had to be made,” said the industrialist. Along these lines, he reflected on the model chosen by the government of President Javier Milei, which favors imports.
“We must generate a model that contains all productive sectors, we think of an economy integrated into the world,” specified the head of the UIA in statements to Radio Rivadavia.
He also focused on informality: “We have disturbing rates of informality in our country.” Sobre noted: “I believe in social dialogue with unions, there may be friction, but it was to be expected.”
The UIA complained to Federico Sturzenegger for taxes, labor lawsuits and port costs
He Minister of Deregulation, Federico Sturzenegger, finally had the meeting he had hoped to hold with the Executive Committee of the Argentine Industrial Union (UIA) headed by its president Daniel Funes from Rioja. In a meeting that took place at the headquarters of the manufacturing plant, on Avenida de Mayo in the City of Buenos Aires, the official He told them the ideas he has to improve company costs.
As reported by the UIA, the talk had a pleasant tone and there were three types of claims or “proposals” that were made to Sturzenegger, who confessed that He was left wishing to be invited to speak at the last Industrial Conference which took place at the Buenos Aires City Convention Center last month. There it was interpreted that the non-attendance of President Javier Milei was an act of “emptying” of the event, although during it the head of the Customs Collection and Control Agency (ARCA), Juan Pazo, who at that time was Secretary of Development, announced the sending to Congress of a law to encourage industrial investments
The businessmen presented, as priority issues, an agenda that serves to improve the competitiveness of the industry to the tax issue, labor lawsuits against companies and logistics costs.
In the first case, They asked for a solution for the multiple tax withholding systems that generate favorable balances for companies that are never recovered. To this end, they asked that a Single Account be launched, where national and provincial balances converge.
Among the taxes that most concern companies, due to their strong impact on the cost structure, are Gross Income and municipal taxes. Some studies indicate that They add 9% to a company’s costs, which is excessive at the international level. The questions have to do with the SIRCREB. This is a system that allows provincial treasuries to make discounts from bank accounts. This is the case of a company that has a plant in Córdoba, sells its product in a shopping center in Caballito and is bought by a woman residing in Chubut. The company will receive a charge of Gross Income from Córdoba, City of Buenos Aires and Chubut. Businessmen demanded to simplify the presentation of information.
Source: Ambito
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