Laundering, stage 1: until now, the total flow was lower than that of Macrismo, but more cash entered

Laundering, stage 1: until now, the total flow was lower than that of Macrismo, but more cash entered

November 19, 2024 – 11:45

The data reported by ARCA (former AFIP) also detailed that 14,810 properties were laundered (14,260 in Argentina and 550 abroad) and 6,491 accounts abroad.

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In the first stage of bleach138,432 taxpayers They laundered US$23,351 million. Of that total, US$20,631 million were in cash cash (about US$149,000 per taxpayer on average) that were divided into 330,793 special asset regulation accounts (WAXES) and constituted as Liquidation and Clearing Agents (ALyCs), US$2,690 million were invested in other assets and some US$30 million in cryptocurrencies.

All this information came from the Customs Collection and Control Agency (ARCA)the new collection agency that replaced the AFIP. This entity also detailed that 14,810 properties were laundered (14,260 in Argentina and 550 abroad) and 6,491 accounts abroad.

From FacimexHowever, they asserted that the Government collected only US$267 million (0.04% of GDP) in the first stage of laundering; This happened “without losing sight of the fact that it was a money laundering designed to stimulate activity rather than improve fiscal numbers, which showed a notable primary and financial surplus of 1.8% and 0.5% of GDP so far.” of the year, respectively,” they explained.

A less successful laundering than Macri’s, but more effective

At the moment, the same report revealed that The laundering of 2024 has magnitudes lower than the laundering of 2016-2017, with the exception of cash laundering.

With data as of April 3, 2017, the AFIP had reported that 475,000 taxpayers (3.4 times the current money laundering) regularized assets for a total of US$116.8 billion (five times more). Inside, 167,000 properties were laundered (11.3 times) and only US$7.7 billion was explained by cash (0.37 times). At the time, The collection corresponding to laundering was significant, for an amount equivalent to US$9,522 million or 1.8% of GDP.

“The money laundering numbers can continue to improve since it is valid until May of next year. In detail, the second stage runs from November 9 to February 7, with a limit until March 7 to pay the 10% rate ; while the third stage runs from February 8 to May 7, with a limit until June 6 to pay the 15% rate,” Facimex recalled.

In the three rounds after the first stage of whitewashing, Private sector dollar deposits showed a net fall of US$433 billionwith a dynamic that has been decelerating at the margin (US$202,000 million on November 11, US$181,000 million on the 12th, and US$50,000 million on the 13th).

Source: Ambito

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