Minister of Economy, Martin GuzmanDefended this Thursday Unexpected income tax That it will fall – if approved – to companies that have profits of more than 1,000 million pesos, said there is a “dialogue” agenda and cross-criticism. “There are no double taxes“, He emphasized.

This is what the head of the Treasury Palace said at the seminar organized by Georgia Newspaper Rio Negro In the city of Newken. Guzman argued that the declared tax was an attempt to avoid the consequences of the Ukraine war. “We try not to make the impact of the war as regressive as it would otherwise be“, Held.

The Minister argued that there is a “working agenda” in various economic sectors Build the mechanism Which allows them to work together to solve a collective problem. ” In this regard, he said, the dialogue involves “defining criteria” to avoid tax duplication.

“Აq It is not intended to affect the profits that come from investing actions, But what is another component called unexpected income. It is income that has nothing to do with investment-enhancing actions, but rather It is the product of something happening in the world and without doing anything suddenly a higher income comes“, – he wrote.

And expanded: “There is nothing that will attack investmentsOn the contrary, what we are also striving for is benevolence, rewarding those who reinvest this unexpected income from the war. ” Thus, the official pointed out the benefits that will be offered to those who reinvest in profits in the country. “We will try to formulate a strategy that will help Argentina,” he said.

The Internal short circuit of all fronts They did not remain in the interview given by the Minister. “I dedicate myself to using every minute we have to manage “A policy to improve the lives of our people,” he said in the middle of the week, which was the target of a harsh poll by hard-core Kirchnerism.

“The responsibility must be very high and I am one hundred percent focused on management issues and not on interfering in a power dispute“, He added.

Guzman The previous government was criticized for the situation in the country. “The president has given me responsibility at a difficult time in our history. Be able to conduct a process that allows these wounds to healTo calm the economy with hyper-provoking situations, “he deepened.

Inflation

Minister Alberto Fernandez noted that this is experienced.Very strong economic recovery ” But stressed that “A situation of greater inflationary pressure“What he attributed to the international situation as well as the domestic problems that the country is dragging on.

Guzman explained that the world had experienced a series of shocks, first with the pandemic and then with the “international inflation” caused by the corovirus crisis, which he said had affected the country “by the end of 2020”. He then referred to the controversy in Ukraine. “War is taking place in a place that is the key to a chain of global energy, fertilizer and food production.“.

Regarding the local component, the Minister said that it should have “Restrictive macroeconomic policies“In front of the country. “In order for the economic program to work to reduce inflation, it must have an impact on expectations. The credibility of the program is fundamental“, He added.

Thus, he returned to maintain his policy framework. “We have defined the course and we are going to continue this course. Argentina attacks macroeconomic causes of inflation. Exports increased dramatically in both value and volume. “Fiscal deficit has been reduced and with it monetary financing of the fiscal deficit,” he said.

The official argued that the goals had changed but not the forecasts and called for the course to remain. He considered that The exchange rate is competitive ი Widened the currency gapWhich he posted, over the last two months, in the range of 75 to 85%.

During the interview, he tried to calculate mentally and said that if the Argentine product were calculated in dollars at a parallel rate, the result would be about $ 5,500 per capita. Represents Argentina? “No way,” he said.