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The Argentine Agroindustrial Council asked the government to reverse the increase in withholdings on products from the regional economies

Argentina
Published Jan 20, 2021

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Representatives of the Table of Regional Economies of the Argentine Agroindustrial Council (CAA-EERR) asked national government officials to reverse the increase in export duties applied to certain products since the beginning of this year.

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The request was made today Monday in a virtual meeting held by members of the regional economies with the secretaries of Food and Bioeconomy, Marcelo Alós, and of Tax Policy of the Ministry of Economy, Roberto Arias. "The CAA EERR recognizes the reduction to zero percent obtained by some of the chains that compose it, such as alfalfa, fresh fruits (blueberries, citrus, pears, apples, grapes), dried fruits, confectionery sunflower, legumes, olive, egg products , and some by-products thereof, which will result in increased competitiveness in international markets for them, "said the CAA made up of 57 agro-industrial entities. However, the representatives of the regional economies integrated with the CAA pointed out that those products that suffered an increase in export duties face a complex panorama. "Export duties threaten said promotion and the step to 4.5% of an amount that was set at 3 pesos per dollar, will imply not only an increase against the previous month, but also a ...
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