The government closely monitors the price of the blue dollar, which this Wednesday down $4 and stood at $377 as it continues to try to ease the strain on the foreign exchange market. The coverage of Clarion, minute by minute.
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The blue dollar continued to fall and closed at $377
The US currency fell $4 and closed the day Wednesday trading at $373 for buys and $377 for sell. During the week, accumulate a $9 decrease.
Collection slows down: in January it grew by 93% per year, below inflation and less than in December
Carlos Castagneto, head of AFIP, during a meeting with representatives of the private sector. Photo: AFIP.
Due to the sharp decline in foreign exchange settlements and reduced imports, receipts grew more slowly in January. Revenues were $2.2 trillion, implying a 93.4% year over year increase, well below expected inflation. Even though January data is released on February 14, economists expect the CPI to show a change of around 98%.
The result for the first month of 2023 showed a slowdown from December, when revenues increased 95.6% to $2.3 trillion, driven by the soybean dollar. Net of this contribution, the Ministry of the Economy highlighted that the collection in January was “driven by the trend of taxes linked to the internal market and the social security system”. Read more here.
Source: Clarin