Argentine Industrial Union head José Ignacio de Mendiguren said today he is “concerned” over the new advance imports worn statements and requested AFIP tax collection agency to postpone the February 1st starting day of the new regime.
“We are in early talks to see how the new measures work. We are concerned, especially about how the new regime will work. There are some imports that are directly related to production because they supplies which aren’t produced in the country.”
De Mendiguren added that he sent a letter to Afip head Ricardo Etchegaray requesting «the analysis of certain aspects and the possibility of postponing the effective starting date” of the new regulations.
“We lots of issues to clarify before the end of the month and this is a complex issue. I have also talked to Trade Secretary Guillermo Moreno and he eased our worries and explained the whole process will be automatic.”
De Mendiguren added he hopes to gather more information in the next few days. But I insist, we have to prioritize the regulation’s predictability and to be certain on the reasons why the exports permits will be approved or not.“
Yesterday, Etchegaray stressed the fact that the new regulation is part of the “fine-tuning” policies the Government is applying and is a tool to prevent the world wide economic crisis.
De Mendiguren once again referred to the mounting tension between Argentina and Brazil over the new import barriers set by the Government, and said that “the fact that Brazil is scared with Argentina’s regulations is strange, at the very least.”
Fuente: Buenos Aires Herald