He National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC) updated the values of the fines for those who do not provide on time, falsify or produce with malicious omission the data necessary for the preparation of statistics and censuses in charge of National Statistical System (SEN). The adjustment in the amounts became effective after its publication in the Official Gazette this Tuesday.
The Law No. 17,622 The law created by the agency defines that the minimum and maximum amounts of the sanctions will be adjusted every six months, according to the increases of each period. In addition to the update, the new amount from which the sanctions will be applied was also established. Fines applied will be “unappealable” by the offender.
INDEC fines update
Article 15 of the Law No. 17,622 establishes that those who will incur an infraction and will be subject to fines will be those who “do not supply on time, falsify or produce with malicious omission“the information required for statistics and censuses by the SE. Likewise, the aforementioned regulation also provides for the semi-annual update of the fine amounts on January 1 and July 1 of each year.
The last resolution regarding fines dates back to April 5, 2024, the date on which the current amounts were set. This is why the Government communicated in Resolution 187/2024, signed by Marco Juan Lavagnageneral director of INDEC, and published in the Official Gazette that “It is time to proceed with the update of the minimum and maximum amounts established in Article 15 of Law No. 17,622, and in Resolution No. 48/24, for the application of fines for violations of the provision of statistical information, as well as the maximum amount of non-appealability established in Article 22 of Decree No. 3110/70.”
The amounts of the fines were thus updated following the publication of the resolution in the Official Gazette. The new values are:
- Minimum fine: $11,877.54
- Maximum fine: $1,178,525.56
- Sum of non-appealability: $24,158.27
INDEC will update a key wage indicator
The National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC) announced, more than a week ago, that it will seek to update the calculation methodology for the Salary Variation Coefficient (CVS). He did so through the Official Gazette and the text was signed by Ministry of Economy Luis Caputo, Chancellor Diana Mondino and President Javier Milei.
In the recitals, it was detailed that the CVS estimates, based on the comparison of successive months, the variations in salaries in both the public and private sectors in each month, with their respective weightings. In order to obtain the figures, wages and the wage indexthe agency conducts a monthly survey of a panel of private sector companies and national public sector bodiesprovincial governments and public universities, considering the salaries paid on reference jobs to prepare the report.
In this regard, the body in charge of the Ministry of Economy under Lavagna, decided to update some points of the indicator:
1. So far, the following are not contemplated: technological changes
2. Until now, the companies on which the data has been collected have not been updated. surveys are conducted.
In light of this, INDEC will seek to develop a new methodology to determine the Coefficient of Variation in Salaries (CVS). According to subsequent clarifications by the organization, this is a first step to modify the measurement methodology.It could not be changed if the technical analysis showed that it was appropriate to update it. With this new decree, the restriction is lifted.“, they added.
Source: Ambito
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