Businessman Néstor Gabriel Bosetti spoke with RADIO FENIX about the taxes entailed by the new Base Law, and also compared La Rioja with neighboring provinces, stating that the regional economy here depends on the PPP.
18:36 | Thursday, May 2, 2024 | La Rioja, Argentina | Fenix Multiplatform
In this sense, he stated that “When one hears these types of issues (tax increases) it is like living in two different provinces or countries, what happens to us is worrying, because everything that is touched on the subject of interest or rates, Everything has an impact on the final price of the product, that is, there is no chance that this will not be overlooked, in the long run in the commercial chain, the consumer ends up paying for it no matter what.”
“There is a small caveat that must be taken into account, and it is because it is put in the billing amount, according to such billing amount is the tax for 7 months, first we know that everything that is put in tax or lien matters It is never taken out again, it is one more cost that is added to a product, and to think that companies are going to absolve that percentage, they are doubly wrong, because large companies go to withholding agents, that is to say that the company when you They invoice the product with the tax included, and of course we are not talking about local businesses, that affects large companies, for example those that manufacture oil, rice, flour, etc. and then it happens that the tax falls on what is then sold.” He explained
“In La Rioja the private sector is suffocated, it is getting worse and worse, we have a very important ceiling in the economic movement, because in La Rioja 90% of the population depends on the Public Administration, which makes us have a commercial portfolio dependent on them, that is to say that the private part here is zero, and that becomes difficult to deal with when salaries are very low next to everything that is happening and the truth is that in the province we have to think about how we activate, how “We put it in motion, how we put it to work, how we get investments to come to the province.” slipped
In this sense, he referred to the companies that decide to leave the province or simply close, “With all this that is happening, without a doubt, we are moving away from that commercial part, imagine if from one day to the next, with a stroke of a pen, taxes move you , they sanction you taxes, the way it is happening, without a doubt that reliability for La Rioja is not going to exist, that is why companies begin to look at ways to cope with the situation and begin to move and it is not “It is crazy to think that there will be companies that do not want to be in the province.”
“You have to look at the provinces around La Rioja, Catamarca, Córdoba, San Juan, San Luis, these provinces do not have 90% of employees in the public administration, that is to say that in La Rioja the GDP is based purely and exclusively on the public salary which is low and that means that the money is not seen on the street, that is to say that the purchasing power of the people is down, regardless of everything that happens, in other places the salary is higher so the GDP Each province works better and they only have 30, 40 and 50% private employees, which means that there are two types of economy within a province moving the regional economy; So, with a private party working, with the unions intervening, with the joint ventures as they have been functioning, it makes a province work differently, if you look at the provinces that I mentioned before, you can see that they are on the rise and are armed with work.” He said
“There is something called the provincial budget, the provincial budget tax was approved in December, which means that everything that is happening should not be happening, for example, you have the Ministry of Social Development, which has a sum of money for bags, dining rooms, it has it for everything, it’s there, it’s there, so I don’t know why all this is put together.” He added
He also explained that “Many of us are moving to other provinces and one of the chosen ones is Catamarca and Córdoba, it is a way of moving to be able to cope with what is happening; It is not easy to manage a company, there are many unforeseen events, you planned a sale a year ago and today you do not have it and I am not blaming the provincial government, there is a national government that also did good and bad things, but what corresponds to management The provincial government has to quickly give a salary increase, this is not enough, there is an urgent need for money on the streets, for people to be able to live, pay for electricity, to be able to move as they should, but knowing that 90 % of the population belongs to the APP; It is necessary that in La Rioja it be considered and again, the situation is changing and it has to be adapted to that; They voted for a president who changed everything, people are asking for the support of that president and we have to work quickly, we have to look for investments that come, are established, work and are attractive to the people of La Rioja, this does not happen in 24 hours It is not a magical solution, but the path we have been traveling is no longer going, everything is difficult, there are merchants who are silent because they are afraid.” he finished.
