Minister of Economy Luis 'Toto' Caputo held an excellent meeting with Pablo Lavigne and representatives of supermarkets. They stated that the main problem affecting them today is the high municipal taxes, which are not provided for by law, as they do not have a corresponding consideration that justifies them: taxes that harm the sector and, of course, consumers. The complaints were mainly directed at the mayors of Lanús (Julián Álvarez with a 6.36% municipal tax) and Pilar (Federico Achával charges 4.50% + an additional Educational Fund of $435,997 and a 2% customer fee for environmental tax). Completely absurd. Other municipalities where the high level of these taxes stands out are Luján (4.20% + an environmental tax of 1.50% that raises it to 5.13%); Hurlingham (3.50% plus additional charges such as a contribution to canteens and school dining rooms of 1% and citizen protection, which raises the tax to 4.50%); Bahía Blanca (2.70% + additional charges that raise it to 4.05%); and Quilmes (3.74%, plus additional charges that raise it to 4.05%). Authorities from Cencosud, Carrefour, Changomás, Coto, Día, and La Anónima participated in the meeting. Among the main points of dialogue, the minister stated that from the sector they pointed out that 'the main problem that affects them today is the high taxes applied by the municipalities'. According to what Argentine News Agency was able to find out, the Secretary of Productive Coordination, Pablo Lavigne, and representatives of supermarkets were part of the table where the current situation of the sector was analyzed.
